DES MOINES, Iowa - A Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll shows Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst losing support. It shows Ernst's approval rating dropping from 57 percent in February of 2019 to 47 percent in March 2020.
However, a plurality of likely voters, 41 percent, said they would definitely vote to reelect her, while 31% say they would definitely vote to elect someone else. Twenty percent said they would consider voting for someone else. Three percent said they would not vote.
The poll found 79 percent of Republicans approve of her performance as senator, compared to 45 percent of independents and 14 percent of Democrats.
Ernst is a first tern Senator from Red Oak who is up for reelection in November. She defeated Democrat Bruce Braley in 2014 for an open seat..