Summer 2012 Poll Results 3

Summer 2012 Poll Results
Conducted by Ryan Schwertfeger  of  Public Opinion Polls for Oakland

Results for the July/Summer 2012 Poll taken from July 6, 2012 until July 20, 2012. Margin of error is 9.2%.

There is also a more in-depth results page that takes this poll and examines the answers based off of age and political party. This will be posted within a few days in the Public Opinion Polls for Oakland News Room so please check back to see the intense examination of this poll.

1. Are you a male or female?

• Male –> 41%
• Female –> 59%

2. What is your age?

• 18-25 –> 5%
• 26-34 –> 3%
• 35-44 –> 14%
• 45-59 –> 51%
• 60+ –> 27%

3. Are you registered in a political party?

• Yes, I am a registered Democrat –> 20%
• Yes, I am a registered Republican –> 45%
• No, I am an independent –> 30%
• I am not registered to vote at all –> 5%

4. If the election for President was held today, who would you vote for (given that both Obama and Romney are their party’s nominees)?

• Barack Obama –> 28%
• Mitt Romney –> 43%
• Undecided –> 21%
• Would vote for someone else/third party candidate –> 3%
• Not Registered to Vote –> 5%

5.  If you were to make a prediction, who do you think will win the 2012 Presidential Election? Please note that is a prediction, not necessarily who you plan to vote for on Election Day.

• Barack Obama –> 55%
• Mitt Romney –> 44%
• A Third Party Candidate –> 1%

6. Do you know of “Peter Kikot”?

• YES –> 29%
• NO –> 67%
• NOT SURE –> 4%

7. Do you know of “Cheryl Piccoli”?

• YES –> 66%
• NO –> 27%
• NOT SURE –> 7%

8. Do you know of “Pat Pignatelli”?

• YES –> 67%
• NO –> 27%
• NOT SURE –> 5%

9.  Do you know of “Chris Visconti”?

• YES –> 72%
• NO –> 22%
• NOT SURE –> 6%

10. How many years have you lived in Oakland? (your entire life, not just home ownership)

• 3 years or less–> 6%
• 3-8 years –> 13%
• 8-15 years –> 29%
• 15-25 years –> 22%
• 25+ years –> 30%

11. Have you noticed a change in traffic on Rt. 202 (Ramapo Valley Rd.) driving through town over the past few months?

• YES, and I see an improvement –> 26%
• YES, the traffic has gotten worse –> 18%
• NO, it has stayed the same –> 56%

12. Who do you plan to vote for this November with two town council seats up? (Pick up to two people)

• Peter Kikot –> 12%
• Cheryl Piccoli –> 15%
• Pat Pignatelli –> 13%
• Chris Visconti –> 16%
• NOT SURE (about one or both choices) –> 41%
• Not Registered to Vote –> 3%

13. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare”, is mostly Constitutional. If it was your decision, what action would you take with the law?

• Repeal it all –> 23%
• Repeal certain parts, but keep others –> 37%
• Keep law in its entirety –> 22%
• I do not know enough about the legistlation to say –> 18%

14. Have you taken one of my polls before?

• YES –> 35%
• NO –> 60%
• NOT SURE –> 5%