A March 24 Marquette University Law School poll found as the April 7 Wisconsin Supreme Court election draws closer, 53% of voters still remain undecided. Chris Taylor is leading Maria Lazar among likely voters, according to the poll.
Taylor’s support is 6% higher, with 23% of likely voters indicating their support for her and 17% indicating support for her opponent, Lazar. An additional 7% said they won’t vote in the election.
In February, 22% of likely voters supported Taylor and 15% supported Lazar, while 62% said they were undecided.
According to the law poll, Republicans largely prefer Lazar and Democrats sway in favor of Taylor. However, among registered voters, more Republicans than Democrats remain undecided. While independents lean toward Taylor, a sizable group said they will not vote in this election.
Among registered voters, only 25% have a clear idea what Lazar stands for and 28% understand what Taylor stands for.
Although there has been an increase in the percentage of registered voters who say they have read or heard a lot about the Supreme Court race since February, the number still doesn’t compare to the attention gained by the 2025 State Supreme Court race.
According to the poll results, there is a large Democratic advantage in engagement with the election. 77% said they are certain to vote while 59% of Republicans followed by 53% of independents are certain to vote.
Additionally, Democrats expressed more enthusiasm for voting in the election, with 51% saying they are very enthusiastic to vote in April. In comparison, 32% of Republicans and 19% of independents feel similarly. Among Democrats, Republicans and independents, 65%, 46% and 24%, respectively, say the outcome of the State Supreme Court election is very important to them.
Despite an ideological difference in voting attitudes, 75% of registered voters incorrectly believe this election can change the ideological balance on the current court. The current court makeup is a 4-3 liberal majority. With a conservative justice retiring, the majority will either stay unchanged or increase to five liberals with a Taylor victory.
In comparison, in 2025, a retiring liberal justice on the 4-3 court signified the ideological balance on the court could have changed if the conservative candidate had won.
Trump’s approval rating
This survey also found that among registered voters, President Donald Trump’s job approval rating is 42%, with a 56% disapproval rating. His approval rating has dropped two points since the last Law School poll in February.
Overall, Trump’s approval rating has been steadily dropping since the release of a Law School poll in February 2025.
Opinions on Iran attacks
Additionally, the poll surveyed opinions of registered voters on the attacks in Iran. On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched surprise attacks across Iran, killing the supreme leader and other Iranian officials. Iran responded with attacks against U.S. bases, Israel and U.S. allies in the Middle East.
The issue is politically divisive, with an approval rate of 3% among Democrats, a 75% approval rating among Republicans and a 27% approval rating with independents. As a majority, 61% of respondents said they disapproved of the U.S. military attacks on Iran.
This story was written by Mina Marsolek-Bonnet. She can be reached at [email protected].
