New UMBC Poll Shows 48% Approval Rating For Governor Wes Moore

BALTIMORE, Md. — A recent survey by the Institute of Politics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County shows Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s approval rating is under 50% for the first time since he took office in 2023.

The poll surveyed 804 Maryland adults between March 17 and 22. Of those, 731 identified as registered voters. The margin of error for part two of the poll is 3.5%.

48% of those surveyed said they approve of the job Moore is doing. Another 42% said they disapprove, and 9% said they did not know. The results show a steady downtick in Moore’s approval rating; 54% said they approved of the job Moore was doing in October 2024, while 52% said they approved in 2025 in similar surveys from UMBC.

Those who said they approved cited handling of the state economy, jobs, affordability, or crises (20%) as the top reason they approved. The top reason for disapproval was “raised taxes and fees” (27%).

The numbers also matched generally along party lines. Among Democratic voters, 69% approve and 20% disapprove; among Republican voters, 25% approve and 73% disapprove; and among unaffiliated voters, 39% approve and 50% disapprove.

The survey also asked if people felt the state was headed in the right or wrong direction, and what they thought of economic conditions in the state. 59% of Maryland adults say the state is on the wrong track, while 30% think it’s heading in the right direction. Additionally, 76% of Marylanders rate the state’s economic conditions as “poor” or “fair,” while 22% describe them as “good” or “excellent.”

Moore is running for re-election this year, aiming for another four-year term that would begin in 2027.

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