Reviewed polling evidence · starting profile

Tariff effects on the economy and Wisconsin farmers

Baseline proposition: Tariffs help Wisconsin farmers

Evidence outcome: Oppose

The deterministic population-consensus-without-cross-poll-averaging.v1 method classified the reviewed evidence as oppose for the stated baseline proposition. It did not average unlike polls or establish a campaign position.

What this does not mean

This profile reports reviewed public-opinion evidence for the exact proposition above. It is not factual proof that benefits or costs prevail, a participant mandate, a policy recommendation, or an official campaign position. Recommendation: none. Campaign position: not established.

Published exact Wisconsin registered-voter opinion context under the approved POLL-001 batch. Each proposition, population, uncertainty, wording limitation, missing voice, and no-position boundary remains separate.

Adults age 18 or older who were currently registered to vote in Wisconsin or planned to register.

Do you think tariffs are helping or hurting Wisconsin farmers, or not making much of a difference either way?

Helping Wisconsin farmers
13%
Hurting Wisconsin farmers
67%
Not making much of a difference either way
20%

Source and fieldwork

Marquette Law School Poll registered-voter toplines, July 8-16, 2026. Marquette University Law School; sponsored by Marquette Law School. 419 respondents, fielded July 8, 2026 through July 16, 2026. Evidence is current.

Official toplines · Official methodology

Method boundary

Directions apply only to the exact baseline proposition and do not establish a candidate position.

Reported margin of error is plus or minus 6.2 percentage points; sampling error is only one potential source of error.

Sampling, weighting, and limitations

Sampling: Full-probability hybrid Wisconsin registration-based sample and probability-based SSRS Opinion Panel, administered by web and live-interviewer telephone in English.

Weighting: Design weighting, source-specific nonresponse adjustment, compositing, and calibration to Wisconsin registered-voter demographic, 2020 presidential-result, and partisanship benchmarks.

  • Published percentages are rounded to whole numbers.
  • The survey was administered in English only by web and live-interviewer telephone.
  • Question wording, nonresponse, mode, order, measurement, and other unmeasured errors may affect the result.
  • This opinion item does not establish factual impacts, implementation authority, or a candidate position.
  • The statewide registered-voter result remains separate from affected-community evidence and member results.

Missing voices

  • Wisconsin farmers by commodity
  • Manufacturers, importers, exporters, and workers
  • Consumers affected by prices
  • Trading partners and supply-chain communities

Conflicts

No conflict exists within the single admitted item. That does not establish broader agreement or replace missing evidence.

Reproducibility record

Method
population-consensus-without-cross-poll-averaging.v1
As of
2026-08-25T18:50:25Z
Profile version
385340f5-07cb-575f-8874-038e1c252520
Profile digest
sha256:eebba8756e136b771c34698fe64a528ca1998ad3d5d635075fc35fd100764c7d
Issue version digest
sha256:0560264e3e1ab289d287bc157f69c79d41c6b3270316d395e815d6e76e9907a0
Published
2026-08-25T19:36:47.004886Z