Someday after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis delivered his last State of the State Handle to legislators, new polling from Mason-Dixon Polling & Technique exhibits that the governor’s approval stays wholesome total however has slipped amongst key voter teams — notably independents and ladies.
Based on the survey, 50% of Florida voters approve of DeSantis’s job efficiency, whereas 46% disapprove and 4% are not sure. Though nonetheless optimistic, the numbers mirror the governor’s lowest approval score since taking workplace and symbolize a three-point drop from the 53% approval measured final March.
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The declines range throughout demographic teams. Amongst voters with no get together affiliation, DeSantis’s approval fell 10 factors, from 51% to 41%. Assist amongst Hispanic voters dropped from 57% to 49%, whereas approval amongst Black voters decreased from 16% to only 7%. His standing additionally softened amongst older voters, with approval amongst voters 50 and older declining from 56% to 52%.
The ballot additionally exhibits DeSantis now underwater with ladies: 49% disapprove of his efficiency in comparison with 45% who approve. Male voters, in distinction, stay supportive, with 56% approving and 42% disapproving.
Regional outcomes range throughout the state. The governor maintains robust help in North Florida (56% approval), Central Florida (54%), and Southwest Florida (57%). His weakest regional standing is in Southeast Florida, the place 41% approve and 56% disapprove.
Regardless of the motion amongst subgroups, Mason-Dixon notes that DeSantis’s 50% total approval score stays comparatively strong, even when decrease than his earlier highs. The agency factors to a number of doable elements behind the decline, together with broader nationwide headwinds dealing with Republicans, voter fatigue close to the top of a two-term governorship, and blended public response to a few of the governor’s more moderen coverage positions.
The ballot signifies that DeSantis’s shifting approval numbers are unlikely to have fast political penalties, because the governor has not introduced any forthcoming plans following the top of his time period. Mason-Dixon emphasizes that whereas the drop is notable, it doesn’t sign a collapse in help: “Total, a 50% approval score is just not unhealthy – it’s merely considerably decrease than what he has loved all through his tenure.”
The survey was performed January 8–12, 2026, and included 625 registered Florida voters interviewed by stay phone callers. Contributors had been randomly chosen from a voter registration-matched record that included each landline and cell numbers. The ballot has a margin of error of ±4 proportion factors, with increased margins for demographic subgroups.
