Senators Who Voted Against Gun Background Checks Face Public Blowback

The recent senate vote that killed common sense background checks for gun purchases has had major consequences for those voting against the bill. Those senators have seen approval ratings collapse--not only in the change from current approval to disapproval ratings, but the change is especially marked when comparing their prior approval ratings. Below are three tables that represent recent polling. The rows highlighted in green represent current polling, while the row below that represents the prior most recent polling (if available), and the number in the far right-hand column represents the change from previous polling to current.

State	Voted against background checks for guns	Approval	Disapproval	Difference	Change since prior poll
AZ	Flake	32	51	- 19
AK	Murkowski	46	41	+5	- 16
	Prior rating	54	33	+21
AK	Begich	41	37	+4	- 6
	Prior rating	49	39	+10
OH	Portman	26	34	- 8	-18
	Prior rating	35	25	+10
NV	Heller	44	41	+3	- 2
	Prior rating	47	42	+5
NH	Ayotte	44	46	- 2	-15
	Prior rating	48	35	+13

On the other had, senator Toomey helped create the background checks bill. Senator McCain supported the bill, and is from the same state as senator Flake above. The most recent PPP question specifically asks about trust ratings comparing McCain to Flake.

State	Voted FOR background checks for guns	Approval	Disapproval	Difference	Change since prior poll
PA	Toomey	48	30	+18	+7
	Prior rating	43	32	+11
AZ	Mccain	45	24	+21

Even a Fox News poll indicates collapsing support for those senators who voted against background checks for gun purchases: "Likely to support a politician who voted AGAINST expanding background checks"

More Likely	Less Likely
23%	61%

Sources
Apr 29 PPP poll: More backlash against Senators on gun vote
Atlantic Wire: How Jeff Flake Became the Most Unpopular Senator in America
Business Insider: We're Starting To See Some Very Real Ramifications From Senators' Votes On Gun Control