President Trump with 30% approval, 62% Disapproval Among Connecticut Voters
A new Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media survey of Connecticut’s gubernatorial election finds incumbent Ned Lamont with a 13-point lead over Republican Ryan Fazio, 51% to 38%. Eleven percent are undecided.
“With about 20 days until the Midterm Elections, Governor Lamont leads his opponent by a similar 13-point margin as his 2022 re-election,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. “Independents are split: 44% support Lamont and 41% Fazio, at the same time Connecticut independents disapprove of President Trump 58% to 33%.”
The economy is the top issue facing Connecticut voters at 48%, followed by housing affordability (13%), healthcare (13%), threats to democracy (10%), immigration (6%), and education (4%).
Voters oppose data centers being built in their communities, 59% to 27%, while 15% are neutral. Opposition to data centers is highest among Democrats, at 66%, followed by independents, at 62%. Republicans are split: 43% support and 41% oppose.
President Trump holds a 30% job approval and 62% disapproval rating among Connecticut likely voters.
Methodology
The Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media Connecticut survey was conducted October 10-12, 2026. The overall sample of Connecticut likely voters, n=800, has a credibility interval, similar to a poll’s margin of error (MOE), of +/- 3.5 percent. The data sets were weighted by gender, education, party registration, and region based on U.S. Census parameters and voter file data.
It is important to remember that subsets based on demographics, such as gender, age, education, and race/ethnicity, carry with them higher credibility intervals, as the sample size is reduced. Survey results should be understood within the poll’s range of scores, and with a confidence interval of 95% a poll will fall outside the range of scores 1 in 20 times.
Data was collected by contacting registered voters from a voter file provided by Aristotle using MMS text-to-web, and additional panel interviews provided by PureSpectrum. The survey was hosted on QuestionPro.
All respondents were recruited using customized links that prevent responses from anyone outside of the poll’s sample frame. Panel responses were matched to the Aristotle voter file using respondents’ full name and ZIP code. The survey was administered using QuestionPro, and the survey was offered in English.
All questions asked in this survey with exact wording and order, along with full results, demographics, and cross tabulations can be found below. The poll was sponsored by Nexstar Media.
