WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The latest KSN News Poll conducted exclusively for KSN-TV by SurveyUSA was released Thursday and asked likely voters in Kansas, what is your opinion of Sam Brownback? The question is just one piece of a much larger news poll that encompasses who you will vote for in the upcoming election and why.

Democrats and Republicans who are registered to vote and are likely voters in the next election were asked everything from their vote for president to why they will vote a certain way.

On the question of your opinion of Sam Brownback, 72 percent of all those surveyed said they had either an unfavorable or extremely unfavorable opinion of the governor.

“That’s a very high unfavorable number for a twice-elected Republican governor in the state of Kansas, but it’s not surprising,” says KSN News Political Analyst Jeff Jarman. “There has been month after month after month of some really bad economic news and that’s clearly taken a toll.”

Jarman points to Brownback’s signature piece of work in recent years, according to some Republican lawmakers, the tax breaks of 2012. Those tax breaks have been a source of frustration between the Kansas House Republicans, and leadership in the Senate. Some want the tax breaks rolled back, and blame a lengthy string of underachieving Kansas budget numbers on the tax breaks. A smaller group in the House of Representatives say the tax breaks need more time to work.

“Those policies are attributed to Brownback and his favorability ratings are being affected by that. Not surprising, we have asked this question in a number of polls over the years, and the economy is always an important consideration for Kansans,” says Jarman. “And I think it clearly explains why Brownback’s numbers are so bad right now. Kansans care about the economy both nationally and locally they are looking for presidents to improve the economy, and they are looking for state policies to improve the economy. And when we get all the bad news about the state of jobs, and revenue in the state, it is not surprising that has taken a toll on the governor.”

Jarman says many running for House and Senate positions may decide to key on the governor’s policies.

“These numbers are very low and they ought to concern the governor because it’s an indication that the citizens of Kansas are not satisfied with the state of the economy,” explains Jarman. “I think that’s why we saw record numbers of people turn out to register to run for offices, and it’s why we are predicting such interest in both the primary and the general election, because Kansans are paying attention and are concerned about the state.”

The numbers show Governor Brownback has a 5 percent extremely favorable rating of all those taking the survey. Seventeen percent view the governor as favorable, with 22 percent unfavorable, and 50 percent answered extremely unfavorable. The portion of the survey on the governor has a margin of sampling error of +/- 4.1 percent. Six percent were not sure how they would rate the governor.POLL RESULTS: Presidential Race | Conventions | U.S. Senate | Favorability