AUGUSTA — Mainers have mixed feelings about the Trump administration’s intervention in state policies and programs, including funding cuts and efforts to ban transgender athletes from girls sports.

But they are sour on the two men leading the charge: President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, according to an independent poll released Monday.

The 66th Pan Atlantic Omnibus Poll, which represents a snapshot in time, shows all four members of the state’s congressional delegation with positive approval ratings — meaning more respondents approve than disapprove of their performance — while Musk and Trump were under water at -19% and -9% respectively.

The poll, which questioned a random sample of 929 people from May 12-26 and has a margin of error of 3.5%, also asked voters about a list of declared and rumored gubernatorial candidates, even though the primary is still a year away.

It also assessed key issues for voters, with cost of living cited most often as a top concern, ahead of immigration, housing and taxes.

Much of the federal focus on Maine followed a public clash between Trump and Gov. Janet Mills over his demand that the state ban transgender girls from girls sports. Some federal funding for the state has also been targeted as part of Musk’s efforts to cut spending and reduce the federal workforce.

A slight majority — 53% of those surveyed — said Maine should follow Trump’s directive to ban transgender athletes from girls sports, while 32% said the state should keep its current policy. Another 14% were undecided.

Opinions were divided over federal intervention in state affairs, with 33% saying it’s generally harmful, 27% saying it’s generally beneficial and 33% saying it’s a mix of both. Only 8% had no opinion or were unsure.

While approval ratings for Trump and Musk are underwater with more disapproval than approval, the two members of Maine’s congressional delegation who have been among the administration’s loudest critics have the highest positive ratings.

Independent Sen. Angus King, who caucuses with the Democrats, had a +38% rating and Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, came in at +29% in her district.

Rep. Jared Golden, D-2nd District, who, like Trump, is supportive of tariffs, has a +7% approval rating in his district, while Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is the top Senate appropriator and has personally intervened to help undo some federal cuts, came in at +4%.

Mills, who is facing pressure from national Democrats to challenge Collins for her Senate seat next year, has a +8% positive rating. That’s down 14 points since the previous survey last October.

Trump’s approval is down 6 points since February, Pan Atlantic said.

Sixty-five percent of respondents identified inflation/cost of living as their top issue of concern, followed by immigration (39%), housing/homelessness (33%), high taxes (31%), education/schools (26%), drug addiction/treatment (26%) and balancing the state budget (19%).

Forty-one percent of people think Maine is generally on the wrong track, down from 44% in October, while the percentage of those who think the state is on the right track has held relatively steady at 39%, down one point since October. The percentage of people unsure has risen from 16% in October to 20%.

The poll also tested a series of rumored and declared candidates for the 2026 gubernatorial election, with Rep. Laurel Libby, an Auburn Republican who has led calls to ban transgender athletes, emerging as the early Republican favorite, while Angus King III, a renewable energy entrepreneur and son of Angus King, is the early favorite on the Democratic side.

Twenty-seven percent of respondents said they would likely support Libby, who is suing House Democrats for censuring her over a social media post identifying a transgender high school athlete, while another 28% said they would consider supporting her.

She was followed by former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (23% likely, 36% considering), businessman Shawn Moody (21%, 34%), state Sen. Rick Bennett, R-Oxford (14%, 26%), former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Bobby Charles (14%, 26%), Sen. Minority Leader Trey Stewart, R-Presque Isle (10%, 30%), former Senate Majority leader Garrett Mason (10%, 26%), and health care executive Jonathan Bush (9%, 22%).

On the Democratic side, 33% said they would likely support King, while 47% said they would consider it. Following him are Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (24% likely, 50% considering), former House Speaker and Mills administration official Hannah Pingree (20%, 39%), and former Sen. President Troy Jackson (13%, 28%).