Minnesota Gov.Tim Walz’s approval rating in his state has plummeted to a level below President Donald Trump as the state's top executive continues to face blowback from the massive fraud scandal that erupted under his watch. Walz, who is leaving office in January after announcing he will not run for re-election, has an approval rating of 39% in the state and a disapproval rating of 53% with 8% not sure, according to a new poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy Inc.
for KARE 11, the Minnesota Star Tribune, and the University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication.The poll surveyed 800 Minnesota registered voters likely to participate in the November general election via live telephone interviews from June 8-10, 2026 and the numbers represent Walz’s lowest approval rating since taking office six years ago.On the fraud issue, 45% of voters say they trust Republicans to fix it compared to 38% who chose Democrats and 14% who said neither party.FINAL WALZ FRAUD REPORT RIPS ‘CULTURE OF TOLERANCE’ AS MINNESOTA TAXPAYERS FACE BILLIONS IN ALLEGED LOSSESMinnesota Gov.Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the U.S.
Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2026.The hearing examined alleged misuse of federal funds for Minnesota social services and Medicaid programs.
(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)The same polling unit registered Trump's approval rating in the state at 41% this week, which conservatives on social media took notice of."Tim Walz has a lower approval rating than President Trump in deep blue Minnesota right now," Townhall columnist Dustin Grage posted on X."That’s how toxic the fraud has become for Democrats."Over the past year, the Trump administration has taken a major interest in Minnesota and unleashed its fraud task force into the state resulting in raids, arrests, and further investigations into how the fraud was able to grow so quickly in the state.Another cont...