vpr poll feb2016 results

The VPR PollFrom Vermont Public Radio

Conducted by the Castleton Polling Institute, February 2016Made possible by the VPR Journalism FundAny use or citation of this poll or its results must include a credit to Vermont Public Radio and, when possible, a link to VPR.net.

Total

Gender

Male

Approve 52% 48%

Disapprove 34% 41%

NOT SURE/NO OPINION 13% 11%

REFUSE 1% 1%

Total Unweighted Count 895 467

Total

Gender

Male

Approve 37% 36%

Disapprove 40% 46%


REFUSE 1% 1%


Total

Gender

Male

Approve 65% 64%

Disapprove 14% 19%


REFUSE 0% 0%

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you approve or disapprove of the way Peter Shumlin is handling his job as Governor of Vermont?

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Peter Shumlin is handling his job as Governor of Vermont?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you approve or disapprove of the way Patrick Leahy is handling his job as one of Vermont's U.S. Senators?

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Patrick Leahy is handling his job as one of Vermont's U.S. Senators?


Total

Gender

Male

Approve 59% 57%

Disapprove 11% 16%


REFUSE 1% 0%


Total

Gender

Male

Very Closely 37% 40%

Somewhat Closely 45% 43%

Not Too Closely 13% 12%

Not At All 4% 4%


Total

Gender

Male

Very likely 71% 69%

Somewhat likely 13% 13%

Not too likely 6% 6%

Not likely at all 10% 10%



VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you approve or disapprove of the way Peter Welch is handling his job representing Vermont in the U.S. House of Representatives?

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Peter Welch is handling his job representing Vermont in the U.S. House of Representatives?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollHow closely have you followed news about the 2016 Presidential election?

How closely have you followed news about the 2016 Presidential election?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollHow likely are you to vote in the Vermont Presidential Primary election that will take place on March 1st, Town Meeting Day?

How likely are you to vote in the Vermont Presidential Primary election that will take place on March 1st, Town Meeting Day?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollAre you likely to choose the ballot for the Democratic Primary or for the Republican Primary?

Total

Gender

Male

Democratic 65% 57%

Republican 20% 29%

OTHER/PROGRESSIVE 2% 2%

NOT SURE 11% 10%

REFUSED 2% 1%


Total

Gender

Male

MIND MADE UP 61% 62%

MIGHT CHANGE MIND 36% 35%

DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3% 3%


Total

Gender

Male

GET MUCH BETTER 6% 7%

GET SOMEWHAT BETTER 27% 31%

STAY ABOUT THE SAME 55% 50%

GET SOMEWHAT WORSE 8% 8%

GET MUCH WORSE 1% 2%


REFUSED 0%


Are you likely to choose the ballot for the Democratic Primary or for the Republican Primary?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollIs your mind made up about who you will vote for in the Presidential Primary, or is it possible you might change your mind?

Is your mind made up about who you will vote for in the Presidential Primary, or is it possible you might change your mind?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollLooking ahead one year, do you expect your personal financial situation to get much better, get somewhat better, stay about the same, get somewhat worse, or get much worse?

Looking ahead one year, do you expect your personal financial situation to get much better, get somewhat better, stay about the same, get somewhat worse, or get much worse?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollHow closely have you followed news about the 2016 Vermont Governor's race?

Total

Gender

Male

Very closely 9% 10%

Somewhat closely 25% 25%

Not too closely 40% 40%

Not at all 26% 24%

NOT SURE/DON'T KNOW 0%

REFUSED 0% 0%


Total

Gender

Male

Sue Minter 11% 10%

Matt Dunne 19% 20%

SOMEONE ELSE (SPECIFY) 0% 0%

NEITHER 18% 22%

NOT SURE/DON'T KNOW 51% 47%

REFUSED 1% 1%


Total

Gender

Male

Phil Scott 42% 51%

Bruce Lisman 4% 4%


NEITHER 13% 10%


REFUSED 1% 1%


How closely have you followed news about the 2016 Vermont Governor's race?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollOf the two candidates running for the Democratic nomination for Governor, which do you prefer?

Of the two candidates running for the Democratic nomination for Governor, which do you prefer?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollOf the two candidates running for the Republican nomination for Governor, which do you prefer?

Of the two candidates running for the Republican nomination for Governor, which do you prefer?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you know who you hope to see elected as Vermont's governor in November 2016?

Total

Gender

Male

YES 29% 37%

NO 51% 47%


REFUSED 0% 1%


Total

Gender

Male

Sue Minter 12% 6%

Matt Dunne 15% 13%

Phil Scott 66% 74%

Bruce Lisman 3% 3%



REFUSED 0%


Total

Gender

Male

20% 18%

33% 34%

8% 10%

Do you know who you hope to see elected as Vermont's governor in November 2016?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWho do you hope to see elected Vermont's governor in November 2016?

Who do you hope to see elected Vermont's governor in November 2016?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhat do you think should be done to address healthcare in Vermont? Should we...

What do you think should be done to address healthcare in Vermont? Should we...

Improve and continue with the Vermont Health Connect, the state health care system

Move toward a Single Payer system like Medicare for all

Discard the Vermont State Exchange (Vermont Health Connect) and adopt the Federal Exchange

Or something else (specify): 19% 22%


REFUSED 1% 1%


Total

Gender

Male

YES 45% 42%

NO 40% 43%


REFUSED 0% 0%


Total

Gender

Male

SUPPORT LEGALIZATION 55% 59%

OPPOSE LEGALIZATION 32% 28%


REFUSED 1% 1%


Total

Gender

Male

Very strongly 47% 55%

Somewhat strongly 42% 34%

Not too strongly 10% 10%

Not at all strongly 1% 0%

What do you think should be done to address healthcare in Vermont? Should we...

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollShould Doctor Dynasaur - the low-cost or free health care coverage for children under 19 and pregnant women who qualify - be expanded to include everyone under age 27?

Should Doctor Dynasaur - the low-cost or free health care coverage for children under 19 and pregnant women who qualify - be expanded to include everyone under age 27?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you support or oppose passing a law in Vermont to legalize and regulate marijuana for recreational use?

Do you support or oppose passing a law in Vermont to legalize and regulate marijuana for recreational use?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollHow strongly do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Vermont?

How strongly do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Vermont?



Total

Gender

Male

Very strongly 54% 60%

Somewhat strongly 30% 25%

Not too strongly 10% 8%

Not at all strongly 4% 6%



Total

Gender

Male

APPROVE 42% 54%

DISAPPROVE 25% 23%


REFUSED 0% 0%


Total

Gender

Male

Very Closely 12% 14%

Closely 30% 32%

Not very closely 41% 41%

Not at all 17% 12%

DON'T KNOW/UNSURE 0% 0%


How strongly do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Vermont?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollHow strongly do you oppose the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Vermont?

How strongly do you oppose the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Vermont?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you approve or disapprove of plans to develop underground power lines to bring electricity from Canada through Vermont?

Do you approve or disapprove of plans to develop underground power lines to bring electricity from Canada through Vermont?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollHow closely do you follow news about how solar fields and wind turbine locations are determined?

How closely do you follow news about how solar fields and wind turbine locations are determined?

Total

Gender

Male

YES 70% 69%

NO 18% 22%


REFUSED 0% 0%


Total

Gender

Male

YES 56% 56%

NO 33% 34%


REFUSED 0% 0%


Total

Gender

Male

SUPPORT 17% 20%

OPPOSE 27% 31%



Total

Gender

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWould you support the development of a large solar array in your community?

Would you support the development of a large solar array in your community?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWould you support the development of large wind-power turbines in your community?

Would you support the development of large wind-power turbines in your community?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you support, oppose, or have no opinion about the current method Vermont uses to approve the location of renewable energy sites?

Do you support, oppose, or have no opinion about the current method Vermont uses to approve the location of renewable energy sites?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? FAVOR MORE INFLUENCE BY ENERGY DEVELOPERS

Total Male

Not selected 100% 99%

Selected 0% 1%


Total

Gender

Male


Selected 2% 2%


Total

Gender

Male


Selected 4% 5%


Total

Gender

Male


Selected 0% 0%

Why do you oppose the current method? FAVOR MORE INFLUENCE BY ENERGY DEVELOPERS

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? FAVOR LESS INFLUENCE BY ENERGY DEVELOPERS

Why do you oppose the current method? FAVOR LESS INFLUENCE BY ENERGY DEVELOPERS

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? FAVOR MORE INFLUENCE BY PROPERTY OWNERS

Why do you oppose the current method? FAVOR MORE INFLUENCE BY PROPERTY OWNERS

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? FAVOR LESS INFLUENCE BY PROPERTY OWNERS

Why do you oppose the current method? FAVOR LESS INFLUENCE BY PROPERTY OWNERS


Total

Gender

Male


Selected 4% 5%


Total

Gender

Male


Selected 1% 1%


Total

Gender

Male


Selected 16% 18%


Total

Gender

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? FAVOR MORE INFLUENCE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Why do you oppose the current method? FAVOR MORE INFLUENCE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? FAVOR LESS INFLUENCE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Why do you oppose the current method? FAVOR LESS INFLUENCE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? FAVOR MORE INFLUENCE BY THE COMMUNITY

Why do you oppose the current method? FAVOR MORE INFLUENCE BY THE COMMUNITY

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? FAVOR LESS INFLUENCE BY THE COMMUNITY

Total Male


Selected 0% 0%


Total

Gender

Male


Selected 1% 1%


Total

Gender

Male


Selected 4% 4%


Total

Gender

Male


Why do you oppose the current method? FAVOR LESS INFLUENCE BY THE COMMUNITY

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? FAVOR MORE INFLUENCE BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

Why do you oppose the current method? FAVOR MORE INFLUENCE BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? FAVOR LESS INFLUENCE BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

Why do you oppose the current method? FAVOR LESS INFLUENCE BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? OTHER REASON

Why do you oppose the current method? OTHER REASON

Selected 6% 8%


Total

Gender

Male


Selected 1% 1%


Total

Gender

Male

SUPPORT 61% 56%

OPPOSE 24% 33%

IT DEPENDS 3% 3%



Total

Gender

Male

DOING ALL IT CAN DO 35% 37%

DOING TOO MUCH 9% 14%

NOT DOING ENOUGH 39% 34%


REFUSED 0% 0%


Why do you oppose the current method? OTHER REASON

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWhy do you oppose the current method? DK/REFUSED

Why do you oppose the current method? DK/REFUSED

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollWould you support or oppose investing state tax revenue into developing more passenger rail service throughout Vermont?

Would you support or oppose investing state tax revenue into developing more passenger rail service throughout Vermont?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollIn your opinion, is Vermont state government doing all it can to address climate change, is it doing too much, or is it not doing enough?

In your opinion, is Vermont state government doing all it can to address climate change, is it doing too much, or is it not doing enough?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollHow familiar are you with Act 46? Are you...

Total

Gender

Male

Very familiar 13% 9%

Somewhat familiar 44% 45%

Not at all familiar 42% 46%



Total

Gender

Male

SUPPORT 51% 51%

OPPOSE 29% 30%

IT DEPENDS 6% 5%


REFUSED 0%


Total

Gender

Male

SUPPORT 58% 50%

OPPOSE 32% 42%

IT DEPENDS 5% 4%


REFUSED 0% 0%


Total

Gender

How familiar are you with Act 46? Are you...

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you generally support or oppose the state's efforts to encourage consolidation of Vermont's school districts?

Do you generally support or oppose the state's efforts to encourage consolidation of Vermont's school districts?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you support or oppose limiting where someone is allowed to carry a firearm?

Do you support or oppose limiting where someone is allowed to carry a firearm?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you support or oppose requiring a waiting period on gun sales, meaning that the purchaser would have to wait a number of days from the time they purchase a gun until they are allowed to take it home?

Total Male

SUPPORT 83% 76%

OPPOSE 13% 19%

IT DEPENDS 3% 4%


REFUSED 0%


Total

Gender

Male

SUPPORT 89% 82%

OPPOSE 9% 15%

IT DEPENDS 1% 2%


REFUSED 0%


Do you support or oppose requiring a waiting period on gun sales, meaning that the purchaser would have to wait a number of days from the time they purchase a gun until they are allowed to take it home?

VPR / Castleton Town Meeting Day PollDo you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun purchases, including private sales and sales at gun shows?

Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun purchases, including private sales and sales at gun shows?

Any use or citation of this poll or its results must include a credit to Vermont Public Radio and, when possible, a link to VPR.net.

Gender Party affiliation Respondent age (3 categories)

Female Republican Independent Democrat Other 18 - 44 years old

57% 9% 52% 78% 49% 51%

27% 85% 35% 10% 36% 32%

15% 6% 12% 12% 14% 16%

1% 1% 1% 2%

428 118 322 258 145 248



38% 13% 36% 52% 37% 39%

35% 74% 43% 27% 35% 32%

26% 13% 20% 21% 27% 28%

1% 1% 0% 1% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248



67% 40% 66% 81% 64% 56%

9% 37% 14% 4% 13% 14%

24% 22% 20% 15% 22% 30%

1% 1% 0% 1% 0%




428 118 322 258 145 248



61% 40% 62% 70% 57% 49%

7% 31% 11% 3% 12% 10%

31% 29% 26% 27% 29% 40%

1% 0% 2% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248



34% 46% 36% 39% 40% 26%

48% 37% 50% 48% 39% 50%

14% 13% 10% 13% 15% 19%

4% 3% 4% 1% 5% 5%

428 118 322 258 145 248



73% 77% 71% 78% 65% 60%

13% 9% 12% 14% 15% 17%

5% 6% 7% 2% 7% 9%

10% 9% 9% 6% 11% 14%

0% 1% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248







72% 6% 62% 96% 61% 70%

12% 90% 17% 1% 14% 17%

1% 1% 2% 5% 1%

12% 4% 17% 3% 16% 10%

3% 2% 1% 4% 2%

374 103 275 239 120 188



60% 40% 64% 63% 71% 69%

37% 56% 34% 34% 27% 31%

3% 4% 2% 3% 2%

312 98 213 229 94 161



5% 3% 5% 7% 5% 9%

24% 26% 23% 29% 35% 39%

59% 55% 58% 55% 51% 46%

8% 10% 10% 6% 5% 4%

1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 0%

2% 4% 2% 1% 2% 1%

1% 0% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248






7% 16% 10% 6% 6% 4%

26% 33% 28% 22% 23% 13%

40% 35% 40% 45% 40% 42%

27% 16% 21% 28% 30% 40%

0% 0%

0%

428 118 322 258 145 248



12% 8% 11% 15% 7% 6%

19% 15% 21% 21% 20% 18%

0%

14% 41% 19% 6% 18% 15%

54% 37% 48% 58% 53% 60%

1% 1% 2% 0% 2% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248



33% 67% 50% 28% 35% 33%

4% 7% 4% 3% 3% 4%

0% 1% 0%

17% 1% 10% 20% 15% 11%

46% 25% 34% 47% 44% 52%

1% 1% 1% 2% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248






21% 51% 30% 19% 30% 18%

55% 30% 50% 58% 54% 59%

24% 19% 20% 22% 16% 23%

0% 1% 0%

428 118 322 258 145 248



23% 8% 42% 5% 9%

17% 12% 30% 22% 15%

52% 91% 75% 23% 65% 68%

5% 9% 2% 3% 2%

1% 7% 7%

2% 1% 3% 2%

1% 1%

104 67 110 57 49 48



22% 13% 21% 26% 12% 25%

32% 16% 33% 36% 44% 34%

7% 12% 10% 7% 6% 6%



16% 34% 19% 11% 23% 19%

22% 23% 17% 19% 15% 16%

1% 1% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248



49% 26% 44% 53% 48% 52%

36% 64% 40% 31% 41% 38%

15% 10% 16% 16% 11% 10%

428 118 322 258 145 248



51% 29% 54% 61% 68% 68%

35% 56% 33% 29% 18% 19%

14% 14% 13% 10% 13% 12%

1% 1% 1% 1% 0%

428 118 322 258 145 248



37% 40% 48% 41% 55% 51%

51% 28% 43% 45% 40% 40%

9% 26% 7% 14% 5% 7%

2% 3% 2% 0% 1%




4% 1%

201 30 164 148 93 167



50% 60% 56% 45% 61% 44%

34% 28% 33% 34% 27% 45%

12% 6% 8% 16% 7% 11%

3% 5% 1% 4% 6%

1% 1% 2%

164 75 114 80 30 48



31% 59% 43% 35% 40% 38%

27% 17% 24% 29% 26% 26%

42% 23% 32% 35% 33% 35%

0% 0% 1% 0%

428 118 322 258 145 248



10% 15% 14% 8% 15% 5%

27% 25% 33% 29% 31% 24%

41% 37% 42% 44% 41% 49%

21% 23% 10% 18% 13% 23%

1% 0% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248






71% 52% 67% 79% 71% 79%

15% 35% 20% 10% 19% 13%

14% 12% 13% 10% 9% 9%

0% 0%

428 118 322 258 145 248



56% 41% 54% 64% 54% 68%

31% 47% 33% 27% 33% 22%

13% 12% 13% 9% 13% 10%

428 118 321 258 145 247



14% 14% 17% 18% 13% 15%

22% 33% 34% 20% 24% 16%

64% 53% 49% 62% 63% 68%

428 118 321 258 145 248







100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100%

0% 0% 0% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248



99% 99% 98% 98% 97% 99%

1% 1% 2% 2% 3% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248



96% 96% 95% 98% 96% 98%

4% 4% 5% 2% 4% 2%

428 118 322 258 145 248



100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100%

1% 0%




428 118 322 258 145 248



97% 95% 95% 97% 98% 98%

3% 5% 5% 3% 2% 2%

428 118 322 258 145 248



100% 99% 99% 99% 100% 100%

0% 1% 1% 1% 0%

428 118 322 258 145 248



85% 82% 79% 88% 86% 91%

15% 18% 21% 12% 14% 9%

428 118 322 258 145 248







99% 98% 99% 100% 100% 100%

1% 2% 1% 0%

428 118 322 258 145 248



99% 99% 99% 99% 99% 99%

1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248



97% 97% 96% 97% 94% 99%

3% 3% 4% 3% 6% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248



95% 91% 91% 96% 95% 96%




5% 9% 9% 4% 5% 4%

428 118 322 258 145 248



99% 99% 99% 99% 100% 99%

1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248



67% 43% 65% 71% 56% 64%

16% 44% 22% 15% 32% 21%

3% 4% 3% 3% 1% 2%

15% 9% 10% 11% 11% 13%

428 118 322 258 145 248



32% 29% 41% 35% 30% 34%

5% 28% 10% 2% 11% 7%

43% 23% 33% 48% 44% 44%

19% 21% 16% 15% 15% 14%

0% 0% 1% 0%

428 118 322 258 145 248







17% 12% 14% 16% 10% 9%

44% 47% 44% 45% 49% 36%

39% 41% 42% 39% 41% 56%

0% 0% 0%

428 118 322 258 145 248



51% 48% 53% 52% 51% 45%

27% 37% 29% 27% 30% 33%

7% 5% 5% 6% 6% 5%

15% 9% 13% 15% 12% 17%

0% 0%

428 118 322 258 145 248



66% 47% 55% 70% 55% 49%

23% 44% 35% 23% 32% 41%

5% 2% 6% 2% 7% 6%

6% 7% 4% 5% 6% 4%

0% 1%

428 118 322 258 145 248






89% 67% 83% 91% 82% 75%

7% 27% 12% 8% 13% 18%

1% 3% 4% 0% 2% 4%

2% 3% 1% 1% 3% 3%

0% 0%

428 118 322 258 145 248



95% 75% 88% 97% 87% 87%

3% 22% 9% 2% 10% 10%

1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2%

1% 2% 0% 0% 2% 1%

0% 0%

428 118 322 258 145 248


Respondent age (3 categories) Level of Education

45 - 64 years old 65 or older

52% 55% 38% 51% 74%

36% 34% 47% 34% 18%

12% 10% 14% 15% 7%

0% 0% 1% 1% 1%

382 254 233 445 215



36% 36% 37% 36% 39%

46% 46% 39% 41% 39%

17% 18% 22% 22% 21%

0% 1% 1% 0% 2%

382 254 233 445 215



73% 70% 65% 60% 79%

12% 17% 14% 16% 9%

14% 12% 21% 24% 10%

0% 1% 1% 1%


High School Diploma or less

Education beyond HS up to 4-year College

DegreeEducation beyond 4-year College Degree









382 254 233 445 215



64% 70% 55% 57% 70%

13% 11% 12% 12% 9%

22% 19% 32% 30% 20%

0% 0% 1% 0% 1%

382 254 233 445 215



44% 48% 25% 37% 52%

44% 40% 49% 45% 42%

10% 8% 19% 14% 5%

3% 4% 8% 3% 1%

382 254 233 445 215



79% 79% 59% 71% 83%

9% 13% 16% 14% 8%

3% 3% 7% 6% 5%

8% 4% 17% 9% 4%

0% 1% 2% 0%

382 254 233 445 215
















62% 61% 58% 61% 79%

21% 25% 25% 21% 14%

3% 0% 2% 2%

12% 11% 12% 13% 5%

2% 2% 3% 2% 2%

338 233 181 388 197



56% 56% 65% 62% 56%

41% 39% 33% 35% 41%

3% 5% 2% 3% 2%

280 202 148 317 183



4% 2% 9% 6% 2%

26% 9% 31% 28% 22%

56% 71% 46% 54% 67%

9% 13% 11% 8% 5%

2% 2% 1% 1% 2%

3% 3% 2% 3% 1%

0% 1% 0%

382 254 233 445 215















12% 11% 5% 9% 12%

34% 32% 22% 25% 32%

35% 46% 40% 40% 42%

18% 10% 32% 27% 14%

0% 0%

0% 0% 0% 0%

382 254 233 445 215



15% 13% 10% 11% 11%

20% 18% 20% 19% 18%

0% 0%

19% 23% 25% 17% 14%

44% 43% 44% 52% 55%

2% 2% 2% 1% 2%

382 254 233 445 215



49% 48% 47% 41% 38%

3% 6% 5% 3% 4%

0% 0% 0%

14% 16% 10% 11% 22%

33% 27% 37% 44% 34%

1% 2% 1% 1% 2%

382 254 233 445 215















35% 40% 30% 28% 29%

46% 43% 48% 51% 54%

19% 16% 22% 21% 16%

1% 0% 0% 0% 1%

382 254 233 445 215



13% 14% 4% 13% 21%

18% 8% 4% 18% 17%

65% 66% 86% 63% 50%

3% 6% 3% 2% 6%

1% 2% 2% 1%

1% 3% 1% 3%

1% 1%

137 106 77 146 68



18% 14% 17% 23% 16%

30% 36% 35% 29% 39%

12% 6% 5% 10% 7%












21% 14% 20% 19% 17%

18% 27% 22% 18% 19%

1% 2% 2% 0% 1%

382 254 233 445 215



44% 35% 44% 46% 46%

41% 42% 41% 41% 36%

16% 23% 15% 13% 18%

0% 0%

382 254 233 445 215



51% 34% 54% 58% 48%

35% 53% 32% 31% 34%

13% 13% 12% 11% 16%

1% 0% 2% 0% 1%

382 254 233 445 215



43% 40% 53% 45% 42%

44% 43% 37% 44% 41%

13% 13% 9% 8% 17%

4% 1% 2%













0%

197 86 115 237 104



57% 58% 60% 54% 48%

25% 27% 26% 31% 34%

12% 7% 5% 11% 12%

6% 6% 9% 2% 4%

1% 2% 1% 1% 1%

132 133 87 155 74



46% 40% 44% 44% 34%

25% 21% 31% 23% 21%

28% 39% 25% 32% 44%

0% 0% 0% 0%

382 254 233 445 215



17% 17% 9% 11% 19%

33% 37% 25% 31% 34%

36% 35% 39% 44% 38%

14% 10% 25% 15% 10%

1% 1% 1% 0%

382 254 233 445 215















68% 56% 66% 71% 72%

21% 25% 25% 16% 16%

11% 19% 10% 12% 12%

1% 0% 0%

382 254 233 445 215



52% 40% 61% 54% 52%

39% 43% 31% 33% 35%

9% 18% 7% 13% 13%

0% 0%

382 254 233 444 215



18% 15% 16% 18% 15%

32% 37% 25% 25% 34%

50% 48% 59% 58% 51%

381 254 232 445 215
















99% 99% 100% 100% 100%

1% 1% 0% 0% 0%

382 254 233 445 215



98% 97% 100% 99% 95%

2% 3% 0% 1% 5%

382 254 233 445 215



95% 94% 95% 97% 95%

5% 6% 5% 3% 5%

382 254 233 445 215



100% 99% 100% 100% 100%

0% 1% 0% 0%
















382 254 233 445 215



95% 94% 96% 96% 96%

5% 6% 4% 4% 4%

382 254 233 445 215



99% 98% 100% 100% 98%

1% 2% 0% 0% 2%

382 254 233 445 215



79% 78% 84% 85% 81%

21% 22% 16% 15% 19%

382 254 233 445 215
















99% 100% 100% 100% 99%

1% 0% 0% 1%

382 254 233 445 215



99% 100% 98% 99% 99%

1% 0% 2% 1% 1%

382 254 233 445 215



94% 95% 97% 97% 94%

6% 5% 3% 3% 6%

382 254 233 445 215



94% 90% 94% 94% 93%
















6% 10% 6% 6% 7%

382 254 233 445 215



99% 99% 99% 99% 100%

1% 1% 1% 1% 0%

382 254 233 445 215



59% 61% 53% 62% 69%

26% 26% 30% 24% 19%

4% 4% 3% 3% 4%

11% 9% 15% 11% 8%

382 254 233 445 215



39% 28% 31% 35% 37%

11% 11% 7% 10% 10%

33% 39% 39% 40% 36%

17% 20% 22% 14% 18%

0% 1% 1% 0% 0%

382 254 233 445 215
















17% 14% 4% 10% 31%

49% 54% 32% 47% 52%

34% 31% 64% 42% 17%

1% 0% 0%

382 254 233 445 215



55% 57% 47% 50% 59%

26% 23% 29% 30% 24%

6% 7% 6% 5% 8%

13% 13% 18% 15% 9%

0% 0%

382 254 233 445 215



66% 63% 50% 54% 78%

25% 27% 41% 35% 16%

4% 3% 4% 6% 2%

4% 7% 5% 5% 4%

1% 1% 0%

382 254 233 445 215















87% 89% 76% 83% 89%

10% 9% 21% 11% 8%

2% 1% 2% 3% 2%

1% 2% 1% 3% 1%

0% 1%

382 254 233 445 215



90% 91% 85% 89% 93%

8% 8% 12% 9% 5%

1% 2% 1% 2%

0% 2% 0% 1% 1%

0% 1%

382 254 233 445 215








Region of the state

Chittenden County Northern Vermont Central Vermont Southern Vermont Missing

61% 45% 57% 47% 70%

29% 39% 29% 36% 30%

9% 15% 13% 15%

1% 1% 1% 2%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


42% 30% 33% 41% 70%

39% 49% 44% 33% 30%

19% 22% 22% 24%

1% 1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


68% 63% 69% 63% 30%

16% 17% 10% 12%

15% 20% 20% 24% 70%

1% 0% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


60% 59% 61% 59% 70%

12% 13% 10% 11%

27% 28% 29% 30% 30%

1% 0% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


39% 35% 40% 36% 41%

49% 42% 45% 45% 59%

11% 19% 10% 14%

2% 4% 5% 5%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


69% 72% 68% 73% 41%

14% 11% 16% 11% 30%

5% 8% 6% 5%

11% 9% 9% 10% 30%

1% 0% 1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


73% 53% 65% 66% 100%

17% 25% 19% 20%

1% 3% 4% 1%

8% 15% 12% 11%

1% 4% 1% 3%

176 157 203 229 2

Region of the state


61% 58% 59% 64% 100%

36% 38% 40% 34%

3% 4% 1% 2%

157 125 171 194 2

Region of the state


8% 3% 5% 6%

27% 30% 25% 27% 41%

56% 52% 56% 55% 59%

7% 7% 8% 9%

0% 3% 2% 1%

2% 3% 4% 1%

1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Looking ahead one year, do you expect your personal financial situation to get much better, get somewhat better, stay about the same, get somewhat worse, or get much worse?

Region of the state


11% 11% 9% 4%

26% 26% 29% 23%

39% 41% 39% 42% 30%

24% 23% 22% 31% 70%

0%

0% 0%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


11% 9% 15% 9%

18% 19% 18% 22%

0%

18% 21% 17% 17%

52% 48% 50% 50% 100%

1% 2% 0% 2%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


37% 44% 55% 37%

6% 4% 4% 1%

0% 1%

15% 12% 11% 14%

41% 38% 29% 46% 100%

1% 1% 1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


27% 29% 35% 26%

47% 50% 53% 52% 70%

25% 20% 12% 21% 30%

1% 1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state

Chittenden County Northern Vermont Central Vermont Southern Vermont

11% 10% 15% 12%

15% 8% 10% 24%

60% 71% 74% 61%

8% 4% 1% 1%

2% 4% 2%

2% 3%

1%

65 62 90 75

Region of the state


20% 20% 22% 19% 70%

32% 30% 37% 34% 30%

12% 11% 7% 4%

20% 19% 15% 21%

15% 20% 19% 22%

1% 1% 1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


45% 42% 47% 48%

41% 42% 37% 39% 70%

14% 15% 15% 14% 30%

0%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


57% 52% 55% 55% 70%

29% 33% 32% 34%

13% 14% 13% 11% 30%

1% 1% 0% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


46% 38% 49% 51% 100%

44% 51% 42% 35%

9% 9% 7% 13%

1% 1% 2% 1%

Should Doctor Dynasaur - the low-cost or free health care coverage for children under 19 and pregnant women who qualify - be expanded to include everyone under age 27?

1%

113 88 121 134 2

Region of the state

Chittenden County Northern Vermont Central Vermont Southern Vermont

44% 64% 55% 54%

42% 21% 31% 27%

12% 7% 7% 12%

6% 5% 6%

1% 1% 2% 1%

67 67 84 98

Region of the state


45% 48% 38% 37% 41%

18% 26% 26% 29%

35% 26% 36% 34% 59%

1% 0%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


11% 15% 12% 11%

27% 30% 30% 32% 41%

43% 40% 40% 41% 30%

19% 15% 17% 16% 30%

0% 1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


72% 71% 66% 70% 70%

16% 19% 24% 17% 30%

12% 10% 10% 13%

0% 0%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


55% 58% 48% 60% 30%

32% 34% 40% 28% 70%

13% 8% 12% 12%

0%

208 183 234 266 3

Region of the state


15% 19% 18% 15%

22% 29% 29% 28%

63% 52% 53% 57% 100%

208 183 234 266 3

Region of the state


100% 100% 99% 99% 100%

0% 1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


98% 98% 97% 99% 100%

2% 2% 3% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


96% 96% 95% 96% 100%

4% 4% 5% 4%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


100% 100% 100% 99% 100%

0% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


97% 96% 96% 96% 100%

3% 4% 4% 4%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


100% 100% 99% 99% 100%

0% 0% 1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


85% 81% 84% 83% 100%

15% 19% 16% 17%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


99% 100% 99% 100% 100%

1% 0% 1% 0%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


99% 100% 99% 99% 100%

1% 0% 1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


95% 97% 95% 98% 100%

5% 3% 5% 2%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


96% 94% 92% 93% 100%

4% 6% 8% 7%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


100% 99% 99% 99% 100%

0% 1% 1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


63% 53% 68% 62% 70%

24% 29% 17% 25%

2% 6% 3% 2%

10% 12% 12% 11% 30%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


35% 36% 35% 33% 30%

10% 11% 7% 8%

40% 37% 36% 41% 41%

15% 16% 21% 17% 30%

0% 1% 1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


12% 17% 13% 12%

46% 42% 46% 43% 41%

42% 40% 41% 45% 59%

0% 0%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


57% 51% 51% 46% 30%

25% 28% 30% 32%

4% 5% 6% 8%

15% 17% 12% 13% 70%

0%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


67% 49% 57% 58% 70%

26% 38% 33% 33% 30%

4% 4% 5% 5%

3% 9% 5% 4%

1% 0%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state



87% 77% 83% 84% 70%

9% 19% 11% 12% 30%

2% 3% 3% 3%

1% 2% 3% 2%

1%

208 183 235 266 3

Region of the state


92% 83% 91% 89% 100%

6% 12% 6% 11%

1% 3% 1% 1%

2% 1%

1%

208 183 235 266 3



% within How closely do you follow news about how solar fields and wind turbine locations are determined?


Very Closely Closely

YES 57.4% 74.1%

NO 32.4% 19.2%

NOT SURE/DON'T KNOW 10.2% 6.4%

REFUSED 0.4%

Total 100.0% 100.0%




YES 42.6% 56.6%

NO 51.9% 33.7%

NOT SURE/DON'T KNOW 5.6% 9.7%

REFUSED

Total 100.0% 100.0%




SUPPORT 19.4% 25.8%

OPPOSE 51.9% 33.3%

NOT SURE/NO OPINION 28.7% 40.8%

Would you support the development of a large solar array in your community? * How closely do you follow news about how solar fields and wind turbine locations are determined? Crosstabulation

Would you support the development of a large solar array in your community?

Would you support the development of large wind-power turbines in your community? * How closely do you follow news about how solar fields and wind turbine locations are determined? Crosstabulation

Would you support the development of large wind-power turbines in your community?

Do you support, oppose, or have no opinion about the current method Vermont uses to approve the location of renewable energy sites? * How closely do you follow news about how solar fields and wind turbine locations are determined? Crosstabulation

Do you support, oppose, or have no opinion about the current method Vermont uses to approve the location of renewable energy sites?

Total 100.0% 100.0%




TotalNot very closely Not at all

71.0% 70.7% 66.7% 70.2%

14.8% 15.3% 33.3% 18.4%

14.2% 14.0% 11.3%

0.1%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%




58.3% 57.3% 50.0% 55.7%

27.8% 30.7% 50.0% 33.0%

13.9% 12.0% 11.3%

0.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%




12.8% 7.4% 25.0% 16.6%

19.1% 16.1% 26.7%

68.1% 76.5% 75.0% 56.6%

Would you support the development of a large solar array in your community? * How closely do you follow news about how solar fields and wind turbine locations are determined? Crosstabulation

DON'T KNOW/UNSURE

Would you support the development of large wind-power turbines in your community? * How closely do you follow news about how solar fields and wind turbine locations are determined? Crosstabulation

DON'T KNOW/UNSURE

Do you support, oppose, or have no opinion about the current method Vermont uses to approve the location of renewable energy sites? * How closely do you follow news about how solar fields and wind turbine locations are determined? Crosstabulation

DON'T KNOW/UNSURE

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



% within Do you, or does anyone in your household, own a gun, rifle, or pistol?

Do you, or does anyone in your household, own a gun, rifle, or pistol?

SUPPORT 46.3% 57.7%

OPPOSE 45.4% 28.8%

IT DEPENDS 5.1% 5.8%


REFUSED 0.6%

Total 100.0% 100.0%



SUPPORT 70.4% 84.0%

OPPOSE 23.9% 9.0%



REFUSED

Total 100.0% 100.0%


Do you support or oppose limiting where someone is allowed to carry a firearm? * Do you, or does anyone in your household, own a gun, rifle, or pistol? Crosstabulation

YES, RESPONDENT OWNS GUN

YES, SOMEONE IN HH OTHER THAN

RESPONDENT OWNS GUN

Do you support or oppose limiting where someone is allowed to carry a firearm?

Do you support or oppose requiring a waiting period on gun sales, meaning that the purchaser would have to wait a number of days from the time they purchase a gun until they are allowed to take it home? * Do you, or does anyone in your household, own a gun, rifle, or pistol? Crosstabulation



RESPONDENT OWNS GUN


Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun purchases, including private sales and sales at gun shows? * Do you, or does anyone in your household, own a gun, rifle, or pistol? Crosstabulation


SUPPORT 81.8% 94.8%

OPPOSE 15.0% 3.2%


NOT SURE/NO OPINION 0.3%

REFUSED

Total 100.0% 100.0%



RESPONDENT OWNS GUN

Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun purchases, including private sales and sales at gun shows?




TotalNOT SURE REFUSED

69.4% 50.0% 23.8% 58.1%

21.9% 61.9% 32.3%

3.2% 9.5% 4.5%

5.5% 50.0% 4.9%

4.8% 0.2%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%




93.0% 100.0% 54.5% 82.6%

4.5% 36.4% 12.8%

1.2% 4.5% 2.7%

1.2% 1.8%

4.5% 0.1%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Do you support or oppose limiting where someone is allowed to carry a firearm? * Do you, or does anyone in your household, own a gun, rifle, or pistol?

NO, NO ONE IN HH OWNS A GUN

Do you support or oppose requiring a waiting period on gun sales, meaning that the purchaser would have to wait a number of days from the time they purchase a gun until they are allowed to take it home? * Do you, or does anyone in your household, own a gun, rifle, or pistol? Crosstabulation


Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun purchases, including private sales and sales at gun shows? * Do you, or does anyone in your household, own a gun, rifle, or pistol? Crosstabulation



94.5% 100.0% 45.5% 88.9%

4.0% 50.0% 8.8%

1.3%

1.5% 0.8%

4.5% 0.1%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%




Do you generally support or oppose the state's efforts to encourage consolidation of Vermont's school districts? * How familiar are you with Act 46? Are you... Crosstabulation

% within How familiar are you with Act 46? Are you...

Total

Do you generally support or oppose the state's efforts to encourage consolidation of Vermont's school districts?

Conducted by the Castleton Polling Institute, February 2016





Very familiar

SUPPORT 49.2% 63.0%

OPPOSE 39.8% 25.6%



REFUSED

Total 100.0% 100.0%

Somewhat familiar





Total

39.1% 51.0%

28.2% 28.6%

4.7% 5.9%

27.7% 100.0% 14.4%

0.3% 0.1%

100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Not at all familiar

SURE/NO OPINION

vpr poll feb2016 results

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