Two new polls suggest U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan’s support in his congressional district is overwhelmingly strong even as his approval rating is low nationally.
The Janesville Republican has a 78 percent approval rating from GOP residents in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, according to a poll released by Remington Research Group, a polling company that works for Republicans, on Thursday.
The survey also weighed Ryan’s popularity against Republican primary challenger Paul Nehlen. It showed Ryan leading 78 to 14 percent.
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“I think it’s pretty much off the table, Congressman Ryan losing a primary election,” said Titus Bond, director of Remington Research Group. “It’s a probably one-in-a-million chance he’ll lose.”
The numbers come after Ryan’s support nationwide appears low. A survey by Public Policy Polling, which works for Democrats, showed only 40 percent of Republican voters approve of the job Ryan is doing as speaker of the House.
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