Two recently released polls shed light on what the state’s electorate contends should be Gov. Maura Healey’s priorities, and the probability she’ll be around for another four years to see them through.

The results of a Mass Opportunity Alliance survey indicated that 32% of those polled believe reducing housing costs is the most important issue they want gubernatorial candidates to address. Reducing taxes (21%) and economic development (14%) rounded out the respondents’ main concerns.

While housing is a major focus for younger respondents — 47% of Gen Z, contrasted with only 24% of Baby Boomers — taxes are a priority across the generational divide. Around one fourth of Gen Z (23%), Gen X (24%) and Baby Boomers (22%) all say reducing taxes is a top election issue for the 2026 gubernatorial race.

These results should strike a somewhat responsive chord with the Healey team, since she’s made at least two of those issues key initiatives of her administration.

Her team just announced that some of the state’s surplus properties will be made available to develop affordable housing.

Her $5.2 billion bond bill, along with alignment with the MBTA Communities Act, show Healey’s emphasis on producing vitally needed housing.

Lowering taxes? Well, she did that in small measure by reducing the capital-gains tax and instituting a higher threshold for inheritance-tax liability.

But another new poll would suggest the governor hasn’t done enough on these or any other metric voters care about.

According to a survey released by the University of New Hampshire, less than half of Massachusetts residents approve of Healey’s performance as governor, and far fewer say she “deserves to be re-elected” in 2026.

The poll of 907 Massachusetts residents, conducted through an online survey, found 49% approved of Healey’s job performance, 45% disapproved, and 6% were neutral or unsure.

An overwhelming 78% of Democrats think Healey is doing a good job while only 39% of independents — by far the largest group of voters in Massachusetts — and 5% of Republicans gave the governor a positive review, according to the poll.

Brian Shortsleeve, a venture capitalist and former MBTA official running for governor as a Republican, said the survey is “devastating” for Healey because it shows voters have “clearly lost confidence in her.”

A spokesperson for Mike Kennealy, another Republican running for governor who previously served in Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration said the University of New Hampshire survey validated their own internal polling from February that found Healey had a 45% approval rating.

Healey had strong popularity marks in other polls released this year.

A Morning Consult survey from April showed Healey had a 58% approval rating, while a Fiscal Alliance Foundation poll from March found 66% of likely voters either had a “strong” or “somewhat” favorable opinion of the governor.

An internal poll conducted by the Democratic Governors’ Association found Healey had a 59% job approval rating, according to a summary of the survey provided to the Boston Herald.

No doubt, Healey’s handling of the migrant crisis has eroded some measure of her popularity, especially due to the expenditure of funds thrown at handling the huge inflow of immigrants from our southern border.

But as in sports, the only statistic that counts is the final score.

And we’re about a year and a half away from knowing that result.

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