Wisconsinites are onboard with government actions to control the coronavirus pandemic, according to Wednesday's Marquette University Law School Poll.

And nearly everyone is concerned about the virus and following the news as the state and nation deal with the outbreak and people adjust their everyday lives.

The startling results point to "a situation that is so riveting to everyone and has affected people so much," poll director Charles Franklin said.

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The big numbers: 86% said it was appropriate to close schools and businesses, and 51% strongly backed legislation directing cash payments to individuals, while 28% somewhat approved the measure.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers was rated highly for his response to the crisis, with 76% approving of his handling of the issue, including a strong majority of Republicans.

Fifty-one percent approved of President Donald Trump's handling of the pandemic while 46% disapproved. But there were sharp partisan differences: 88% of Republicans approved compared with just 11% of Democrats.

The pandemic is hitting people's wallets in the state. Nine percent said they have lost their job or been laid off, while 21% said someone else in their family has lost their job.

Twenty-two percent said they have had their work hours reduced and 26% said they have had to work from home.

And 85% of those polled said their life has been disrupted by the pandemic.

Virtually everyone is following the news about the coronavirus, including 76% very closely.

Sixty-eight percent said they are very concerned about the epidemic in the United States and 25% are somewhat concerned.

While 56% of Republicans said they were very concerned about the virus, the numbers rose among independents (74%) and Democrats (87%).

Thirty percent are worried about contracting the virus and 40% are somewhat worried. Meanwhile, 18% are not worried about getting the illness and 11% are not worried at all.

Nearly half those polled — 47% — said the outbreak will be under control by the end of May. Another 27% said it will be under control by the end of August and another 11% sometime in the fall.

Wisconsinites also expressed deep reservations about staging the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee in mid-July.

Sixty-two percent said the convention should not be held as an in-person event, while just 22% said it should meet as planned.

"The idea of having a mass gathering like that in July probably simply seems unrealistic to people right now," Franklin said.

In the presidential race, former Vice President Joe Biden held a large advantage over Bernie Sanders among those who said they'll vote in Tuesday's Democratic primary.

Biden was at 65% and Sanders at 32%.

But Franklin said that because of the high level of absentee voting and the uncertain turnout on election day, "interpreting the poll as a prediction of next Tuesday's election should be treated with some real caution."

Potential general election matchups saw close races.

Biden led Trump by 48% to 45%. Trump held an advantage over Sanders, 47% to 45%.

Forty-eight percent approved of the job Trump has been doing as president, with 49% disapproving of his performance. Trump received higher marks on his handling of the economy, with 54% approval vs. 41% disapproval.

The poll of 813 registered voters was conducted March 24-29, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2%.

The poll was conducted in the usual manner via landline and cell phone. And there was an interesting twist.

Franklin said a typical survey response rate is 2% to 3%.

"In this poll, it was 9%, quite a difference when everybody is sitting at home," he said. "Also, when we did reach people on the phone, who pick up, normally we have a cooperation rate of about 55% agreeing to do the survey. This time it was over 80%."