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UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll Surveys Bay State Residents’ Views on Healey, Trump, the Economy and Issues Facing the Commonwealth

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The University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB Poll released a series of results this week based on a statewide poll of 700 Massachusetts residents conducted Feb. 14-20.

The poll surveyed respondents on a bevy of topics and issues, including the approval of leaders including Gov. Maura Healey and President Donald Trump, their views of the economy and the direction of the state and the nation, immigration and the “Right to Shelter” law, racial equality, education in the Bay State, abortion and much more.

Check out the four stories announcing the poll’s findings below, featuring complete analysis by the poll director Tatishe Nteta and co-directors Raymond La Raja and Jesse Rhodes, and follow the links in each story to the poll’s topline and crosstab results for a deeper dive into the views of Bay State voters.

Results from the latest UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll

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New UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll Finds Gov. Maura Healey Maintains Support Among Bay State Voters, though Cracks Emerge

The statewide poll also finds President Trump deeply unpopular, as the commonwealth’s officials receive strong support in their attempts to fight back against the president.

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Housing Tops List of Concerns for Massachusetts Voters as New UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll Finds Economic Fears Increasing

The poll also finds Bay State residents support the “Millionaire Tax” and favor legislative transparency.

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New UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll Finds Bay State Residents Continue to Support ‘Right to Shelter’ Law

Six in 10 respondents to the survey support the law, though large numbers are also in favor of a slate of limits and requirements on the shelter system.

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New UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll Gauges Bay State Residents’ Views on Race, Education and Abortion in the Commonwealth

The statewide poll finds respondents are optimistic about the future of race relations, support new graduation standards to replace the MCAS, want to restrict cellphone use in schools and strongly support abortion access.