One in three voters, or 35 percent, support Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem's policy of barring opposition figures from entering the state.
When broken down, non-Muslim bumiputera made up the biggest group that agreed with this policy, at 42 percent, followed by Muslim bumiputera at 39 percent and Chinese at 24 percent.
However, 46 percent of voters disagreed with the barring policy while 19 percent were unsure but no data breakdown was provided for this.
This is according to a Merdeka Center poll which surveyed 815 voters between Jan 20 and 26 comprising 38 percent non-Muslim bumiputera, 36 percent Chinese and 27 percent Muslim bumiputera.
Voters were quizzed on how strongly they agreed or disagreed with the new policies implemented by Adenan.
A similar 35 percent of respondents also agreed to the banning of NGO personalities such as those from Bersih from entering Sarawak.
When broken down, 43 percent of non-Muslim bumiputera, 42 percent of Muslim bumiputera and 21 percent of Chinese were in agreement.
An almost equal amount, at 38 percent disagreed while 27 percent were unsure.
Deep division
However, the most popular policy by Adenan was his reiteration that English together with Bahasa Malaysia are the official languages of Sarawak.
This policy witnessed an overall support of 83 percent with 82 percent of Chinese and Muslim bumiputera in support and 86 percent of non-Muslim bumiputera in favour.
The policy also cuts across the rural and urban divide, with 86 percent or those living in urban areas and 80 percent of those living in rural areas expressing support.
Another popular policy is Adenan's move to recognise the Unified Examinations Certificate (UEC) which found an overall support of 68 percent.
When broken down, 83 percent of Chinese and 60 percent of Muslim bumiputera and non-Muslim bumiputera respectively support the move.
However, Adenan insisting that Christians in Sarawak should be allowed to use the word 'Allah' to refer to God saw deep division among voters.
A whopping 71 percent of non-Muslim bumiputera supported this stance but only 27 percent of Muslim bumiputera agreed, while 55 percent of Chinese voters were in agreement.
