(The Center Square) – Wisconsinites hold a wide variety of opinions on former President Donald Trump’s conviction, a recent Marquette Law School poll shows.
Despite Democrats making up only 29% of respondents, 55% of registered Wisconsin voters think Trump is guilty, while 36% believe the jury decided wrongly and 9% are unsure. Half of voters believed prosecuting Trump was the right thing to do, versus 42% who did not and 8% undecided. However, opinions still fell largely among party lines, with Independents split.
The partisan makeup of the sample was 31% Republican, 29% Democratic and 40% independent.
Trump’s sentence has been delayed, and voters’ views differ on what the penalty should be. While 36% think the former president should serve time in jail, 27% think he should get no penalty at all. Fourteen-percent think he should get probation without jail, 12% think he should pay a fine, and 10% don’t know.