Democratic and independent voters were more likely to say that LePage has done a poor job. Republicans were more likely to say that he has done a good or excellent job. Nearly a third of Republicans said he has done an average job.
"He's not currying favor with a lot of independents, and independents make up about a third of the voting bloc," Patrick Murphy of the Pan Atlantic SMS Group said. "They're very significant and they're very important, and he's not holding them."
About 60 percent of the respondents from the 1st Congressional District -- generally southern Maine -- said LePage has done a poor job, compared with about 50 percent from the 2nd Congressional District.
Women were more likely than men to say that LePage has done a poor job -- about 64 percent to 46 percent.
About 35 percent of those polled said they voted for the governor last fall; about 76 percent of those respondents said they would do it again. About 11 percent said they would not, and about 13 percent said they were unsure.
About 65 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the governor's decision to remove the mural from the Department of Labor headquarters in Augusta. About 21 percent said they approve.
About 70 percent of all respondents said the national attention LePage has drawn to Maine has been bad for the state. Just 19 percent said it has been good. About 11 percent said they were unsure.
Even among Republicans, about 45 percent said the attention has been bad. About 87 percent of Democrats and 76 percent of independent voters said the attention has been bad.
LePage is backed by 81% of Maine Republicans, while Mitchell draws support from only 48% of Democrats. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Democrats back Cutler. Among voters not affiliated with either major political party, 34% like LePage, 28% prefer Cutler, and 27% support Mitchell.
