Spring 2013 Poll Results 1

Here are the results of Ryan Schwertfeger’s Final Public Opinion Poll for Oakland, NJ. Thank you Ryan for your service to the community. To view the results on Public Opinion Poll for Oakland, NJ click here.

Spring 2013 Poll Results

Results for the Spring 2013 Poll taken from May 8, 2013 until May 29, 2013. Margin of error is 8.4%.

1. Are you a male or female?

• Male –> 44%
• Female –> 56%

2. What is your age?

• 18-25 –> 8%
• 26-34 –> 7%
• 35-44 –> 15%
• 45-59 –> 58%
• 60+ –> 12%

3. Are you registered in a political party?

• Yes, I am a registered Democrat –> 28%
• Yes, I am a registered Republican –> 43%
• No, I am an independent –> 22%
• I am not registered to vote at all –> 7%

4. If the election for New Jersey Governor was held today, who would you vote for?

• Governor Christie–> 57%
• Barbara Buono –> 11%
• Undecided at this time –> 24%
• Would vote for someone else/third party candidate –> 1%
• Not Registered to Vote –> 7%

5.  Should the federal government take action to strengthen national gun laws by banning assault weapons and reducing ammunition magazines?

• Yes –> 60%
• Yes, but not by ideas listed –> 16%
• No –> 24%

6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?

• Strongly Approve –> 1%
• Approve –> 9%
• Disapprove –> 60%
• Strongly Disapprove –> 30%

7. Did you feel any pain from the government’s recent sequester cuts?

• Yes, very much so –> 11%
• Yes, but barely at all–> 39%
• Not at all –> 40%
• Did not even know major cuts were made –> 10%

8. If the November election for Oakland’s borough council was today, which candidates would you vote for? (select up to two)

• Tim Jensen –> 23%
• Peter Kikot –> 11%
• Eric Kulmala –> 8%
• Gina Steele –> 16%
• Undecided about both candidates –> 41%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Oakland’s Borough Council is doing?

• Approve Strongly –> 5%
• Approve –> 49%
• No opinion/Don’t know –> 32%
• Disapprove –> 10%
• Disapprove Strongly –> 4%

10. Have you taken one of my polls before?

• YES –> 40%
• NO –> 54%
• NOT SURE –> 6%