INDIVIDUAL POLL · JOB APPROVAL
Newsom’s job approval in California
California governor job performance; not a presidential contest · California
FieldworkSep 4–Sep 10, 2026
Sample1745 respondents
PopulationCalifornia adult residents (18+)
Approve51%
Disapprove47%
Don’t know2%
Respondents were asked whether they approved or disapproved of Newsom’s performance as California governor. Full wording is available in question 1 of the source.
Uncertainty: PPIC reports ±3 percentage points at 95% confidence for the full sample. This sampling margin does not cover every possible source of survey error.
Methodology & source details
- Pollster / research organization
- Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
- Sponsor / funding
- Arjay R. and Frances F. Miller Foundation
- Contest or office measured
- California governor job performance; not a presidential contest
- Method
- Ipsos KnowledgePanel online survey in English and Spanish. Probability-based panel recruitment; results weighted to population benchmarks. Figures here use the full adult sample, not the likely-voter subset.
- Published
- September 16, 2026
- Source reviewed
- September 28, 2026
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)Original survey ↗