A Suffolk University poll released Wednesday shows that Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has a 70 percent approval rating after his first 100 days in office.
Asked if they approve of the job Baker is doing, 70.4 percent said yes. Only 6.4 percent said they disapprove, while 22.8 percent said they remain undecided.
More than 88 percent said they would grade his performance as either average or above average, with only 5.4 percent saying below average. Another 6.2 percent were undecided. Fifty-three percent said they feel that Baker has kept his campaign promises, with only 10 percent saying they don't think he has kept the promises he made while running for election.
Sixty-two percent of those surveyed said they trust Baker to stand up for women's rights, with 15 percent saying they don't trust him.
Forty-two percent said they feel Baker is a better governor than his predecessor, Deval Patrick, compared to 24 percent who said no. Two percent said they are the same, with another 30 percent undecided.
Those surveyed said they think the most important issues facing Baker are the state budget, jobs and the conomy, the MBTA, taxes, education, infrastracture repairs and healthcare.
The MBTA didn't fare as well as Baker, with less than 2 percent of those surveyed saying they think the MBTA's overall performance is excellent. About 11 percent said they think the MBTA's performance is good, 25 percent said fair, 48 percent said poor, and 14 percent were undecided.
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The poll of 500 registered voters, conducted from April 16 to 21, also asked people's thoughts on the proposal to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston.
Forty-six percent of those surveyed said they are against Boston submitting a bid to host the Olympics. Forty-three percent said they support Boston's olympic bid, with 10 percent undecided.
If no public money is used, the numbers change significantly, with 56 percent supporting Boston's Olympic bid and 37 percent opposed.
Most felt that bringing the Olympics to Boston would help the state's economy, and that the state is well equipped to provide the needed security.
An overwhelming majority - 78 percent - said they feel that there should be a statewide ballot question on hosting the Olympics.
