Maine residents are deeply divided in their opinions of Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump, even as Mills has a stronger approval rating here than her antagonist in the White House.

Survey results released this week by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center show Mills with a positive net approval rating (+6 points). Overall, 52% of respondents said they approve of her performance, while 46% do not and 2% said they weren’t sure.

Trump, on the other hand, has a -15 approval rating in Maine. Overall, 42% of Maine residents surveyed last week said they approve of his performance, while 57% disapprove and 1% aren’t sure, the survey found.

Both leaders have strong support from members of their own parties, and intense disapproval from members of the opposing parties.

Among Democrats, 92% approve of Mills, compared to 43% of independents and only 4% of Republicans.

On the other hand, 96% of Republicans surveyed said they approve of the president, while 39% of independents and only 1% of Democrats agreed.

Neither Mills nor Trump saw a significant change in their approval ratings in Maine from a month ago, even as the Trump administration continues to clash with the state over federal funding cuts, transgender athletes, tariffs and other things.

But Mills’ public defiance of Trump, which first made national news in February, is clearly fueling strong opinions of her, for better or worse.

Among those who approve of Mills’ handling of her job, the governor’s opposition to Trump was by far the reason cited most often. More than half of the respondents, 56%, said it was the biggest reason for their support. Leadership in general was the next most frequently cited reason and was mentioned by 10% of her supporters,

Among those who disapprove of Mills, 51% cited her handling of LGBTQ issues, the same issues that prompted Trump to personally call out Mills at the White House in February and move to cut off federal funding to the state.

Of those who disapprove of Mills, 11% cited her handling of finances and 9% mentioned her opposition to Trump as the reason.

The intensity of voter polarization in Maine has held steady through the first three months of the Trump administration and a steady flow of legal clashes over executive orders and funding cuts, historic tariffs and trade disputes, volatile markets and economic uncertainty.

Republicans have been nearly unanimous in their support of the president, according to the monthly surveys and interviews with voters.

Maine Republicans continue to strongly support the president’s actions, including his handling of the economy and immigration.

While 54% of respondents overall said they disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy, 97% of Republicans said they approve.

And while 52% overall also said they oppose Trump’s tariffs, 90% of Republicans support them.

Both Republicans (67%) and Democrats (98%) said they think the tariffs will raise consumer prices.

However, 96% of Republicans said they believe the tariffs will result in more domestic manufacturing, while only 12% of Democrats agreed.

Two-thirds of the respondents overall said they think a recession is likely in the next year.

Democrats are much more pessimistic, with 98% expecting a recession, while only 31% of Republicans think a recession is likely.

The results are based on a survey of 911 Maine residents who make up part of a representative panel to track opinion trends in Maine. The latest survey was done April 17-21.

The UNH Survey Center created what it calls the Pine Tree State Panel by recruiting about 2,850 randomly selected residents and then asking them to participate in periodic online surveys. The membership changes over time as people drop out and get replaced. Data from each survey is then weighted according to sex, age, education and party registration to reflect the state’s population.