By TODD STACY, Alabama Daily News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A new Alabama Daily News poll shows Gov. Kay Ivey and President Donald Trump enjoying high approval ratings among voters in Alabama.
In a survey conducted Feb 4-6, 64% of voters approve of the job Ivey is doing as governor while 29% disapprove. For Trump, 58% of Alabama voters approve of his performance as president while 37% disapprove.
The poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy on behalf of Alabama Daily News and its news partners. It surveyed 625 registered voters in Alabama with a margin of error of +/-4%. 
Ivey’s higher rating can be traced to broader support among African Americans and Democrats. Forty-one percent of black voters said they approve of Ivey’s job performance while 50% said they disapprove. For Trump, just 11% of black voters approve while 78% disapprove.
Trump maintains absolute dominance of the Republican Party in Alabama, according to the survey. A full 97% of Republican voters said they approve of Trump’s job performance while just 1% said they disapprove. Ivey’s rating was slightly less dominant among Republicans with 84% saying they approve and 11% saying they disapprove and 5% unsure.
Gov. Kay Ivey Job Performance by Party
| Party | Approve | Disapprove | Not Sure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 84% | 11% | 9% |
| Democrat | 36% | 55% | 9% |
| Independent | 68% | 25% | 7% |
President Donald Trump Job Performance by Party
| Party | Approve | Disapprove | Not Sure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 97% | 1% | 2% |
| Democrat | 10% | 84% | 6% |
| Independent | 56% | 35% | 9% |
Gov. Kay Ivey Job Performance by Race
| Race | Approve | Disapprove | Not Sure |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 74% | 20% | 6% |
| Black | 41% | 50% | 9% |
President Donald Trump Job Performance by Race
| Race | Approve | Disapprove | Not Sure |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 78% | 18% | 6% |
| Black | 11% | 82% | 7% |
Gov. Kay Ivey Job Performance by Region
| Region | Approve | Disapprove | Not Sure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Alabama | 67% | 26% | 7% |
| Birmingham Metro | 62% | 30% | 8% |
| Eastern Alabama | 71% | 23% | 6% |
| Montgomery/Black Belt | 44% | 47% | 8% |
| South Alabama | 69% | 26% | 5% |
President Donald Trump Job Performance by Region
| Region | Approve | Disapprove | Not Sure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Alabama | 62% | 33% | 5% |
| Birmingham Metro | 56% | 41% | 3% |
| Eastern Alabama | 63% | 33% | 4% |
| Montgomery/Black Belt | 44% | 49% | 7% |
| South Alabama | 61% | 36% | 3% |
Methodology
A total of 625 registered Alabama voters were interviewed live by telephone statewide. Those interviewed were randomly selected from a phone-matched Alabama voter registration list that included both land-line and cell phone numbers. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter registration by county.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than +/- 4 percentage points. This means that there is a 95% probability that the “true” figure would fall within that range if all voters were surveyed. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a gender or age grouping.