A new poll shows 59 percent of likely Michigan voters hold a favorable opinion of Governor Rick Snyder. The poll was released on the eve of Snyder's first State of the State address.
Nine percent of likely voters say they have an unfavorable opinion of the new governor.
When asked, 41 percent of respondents said they think Michigan is not headed in the right direction, 39 percent said it is.
The results of the poll have a margin of sampling area of four percentage points.