Conservatives are not the only ones down on House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., according to a new poll.
Just 38% of likely voters say they have a favorable impression of Johnson, according to newly released Rasmussen Reports survey results. That's down from 44% in April.
Only 14% say they have a very favorable opinion of the speaker.
The Rasmussen poll also found that 36% say they view Johnson unfavorably, including 19% with a very unfavorable impression. Another 27% are not sure.
Johnson drew the wrath of many conservatives last week when he agreed with Democrats on an initial spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. A second bill was voted down, before a stopgap bill passed the House on Dec. 20 to fund the federal government through March.
The Rasmussen survey results released Friday showed Johnson is viewed at least somewhat favorably by 54% of Republicans, 25% of Democrats and 35% of voters not affiliated with either major party.
A share of 58% of conservative voters say they have at least a somewhat favorable impression of Johnson, compared to 32% of moderates and 12% of liberal voters.
More men voters (43%) than women voters (33%) say they have a favorable opinion of the speaker, Rasmussen Reports found.
Johnson is viewed favorably by 36% of whites, 34% of Black voters, 45% of Hispanics and 43% of other minorities.
Asked how Johnson compares to recent House speakers, 20% say he’s better than most recent speakers, 24% say he's worse, and 41% say he's about the same. Another 15% say they are not sure.
In a party breakdown, 32% of Republicans, 12% of Democrats and 17% of unaffiliated voters say Johnson is better than most recent House speakers. However, 33% of Democrats, 13% of Republicans and 26% of unaffiliated voters say Johnson is worse than most recent speakers.
A share of 42% of Republicans and 40% of both Democrats and unaffiliated voters say Johnson is about the same as most recent House speakers.
Voters under 40 are more likely than their elders to say Johnson is better than most recent House speakers.
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey was conducted Dec. 22-23 and 26 among 1,454 likely voters. It has a plus/minus 3 percentage point margin of sampling error with a 95% level of confidence.
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