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Hello. This is a public opinion survey concerning a proposal in Springfield to freeze local
property taxes. It should only take you about two minutes to answer these short
questions, and your opinions are very important to us...so lets get started.
Heres our first question.
In general, do you SUPPORT or OPPOSE a proposal to freeze local property taxes even
if it means cuts to some local services?
If you would support a tax freeze, press ONE on your phone.
If you would OPPOSE a property tax freeze, press TWO.
If youd need more information before you can decide, press THREE.
Again[repeat above options]
Thank you. Now, would you SUPPORT or OPPOSE a lawmaker who voted AGAINST a
property tax freeze?
If you would SUPPORT a lawmaker who voted against a property tax freeze, press ONE.
IIf you would OPPOSE a lawmaker who voted against a property tax freeze, press TWO.
If it WOULDNT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE, press THREE.

[GENDER]
[PARTY ID]
[AGE BRACKET]
Senate Districts:
Senate 28 [Sen. Kotowski; Rep. Moylan (55) and Mussman (56)]
Senate 31 [Sen. Bush; Rep Jesiel (61) and Yingling (62)]Senate 23 [Sen. Cullerton; Rep Winger (45) and Conroy (46)]
Senate 59 [Sen. Forby; Rep. Bradley (117) and Phelps (118)]
Senate 36 [Sen. Anderson; Rep. Smiddy (71) and Vershoore (72)]
Senate 48 [Sen. Manar; Rep. Bourne (95) and Scherer (96)]
Senate 49 [Sen. Bertino-Tarrant; Rep. Batnick (97) and Manley (98)]
Senate 3 [Sen. Hunter; Rep. Dunkin (5) and Golar (6)]

AFP S3 PROPERTY TAX FREEZE

Date of Poll: 05/13/2015

Responses: 551

Margin of error: 4.17%

Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
60.25%
21.22%
18.53%

Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
33.26%
44.59%
22.15%

Crosstabs:
Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Gender
Demographic
Female
Male

Support
60.97%
58.19%

Oppose
18.42%
29.31%

Unsure
20.62%
12.51%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
63.91%
61.20%
56.93%

Oppose
20.18%
18.30%
28.29%

Unsure
15.92%
20.49%
14.78%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
70.66%
47.92%
59.29%
58.43%
64.30%
59.74%

Oppose
19.96%
30.74%
25.60%
23.06%
17.71%
20.76%

Unsure
9.39%
21.34%
15.11%
18.52%
17.99%
19.50%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by House District

Demographic
5
6

Support
56.01%
65.24%

Oppose
23.08%
19.03%

Unsure
20.91%
15.73%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Gender

Demographic
Female
Male

Support
31.78%
37.54%

Oppose
43.77%
46.95%

Unsure
24.45%
15.51%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
37.86%
34.67%
28.61%

Oppose
39.46%
41.55%
53.20%

Unsure
22.68%
23.79%
18.19%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
17.74%
13.34%
44.11%
23.56%
32.12%
37.23%

Oppose
43.42%
50.84%
42.00%
60.13%
43.83%
39.90%

Unsure
38.84%
35.82%
13.89%
16.31%
24.06%
22.87%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by House District

Demographic
5
6

Support
35.08%
31.13%

Oppose
42.07%
47.56%

Unsure
22.85%
21.32%

AFP S23 PROPERTY TAX FREEZE

Date of Poll: 05/13/2015

Responses: 552

Margin of error: 4.17%

Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
75.19%
16.15%
8.66%

Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
30.30%
56.26%
13.43%

Crosstabs:
Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Gender
Demographic
Female
Male

Support
75.44%
74.90%

Oppose
14.23%
18.41%

Unsure
10.34%
6.69%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
81.76%
62.08%
77.00%

Oppose
11.09%
27.81%
13.73%

Unsure
7.15%
10.10%
9.26%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
61.19%
77.11%
76.89%
72.67%
82.16%
73.12%

Oppose
26.84%
8.90%
16.43%
16.81%
13.82%
16.96%

Unsure
11.97%
13.98%
6.69%
10.52%
4.02%
9.92%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by House District

Demographic
45
46

Support
77.46%
71.35%

Oppose
14.86%
18.31%

Unsure
7.67%
10.34%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Gender

Demographic
Female
Male

Support
29.03%
31.80%

Oppose
54.64%
58.17%

Unsure
16.32%
10.03%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
32.33%
33.97%
25.88%

Oppose
54.18%
50.77%
61.92%

Unsure
13.48%
15.26%
12.20%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
32.07%
23.94%
21.84%
33.79%
34.09%
28.17%

Oppose
55.96%
69.93%
67.00%
51.14%
57.16%
55.69%

Unsure
11.97%
6.14%
11.16%
15.07%
8.75%
16.14%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by House District

Demographic
45
46

Support
29.61%
31.48%

Oppose
58.92%
51.78%

Unsure
11.47%
16.74%

AFP S28 Property Tax Freeze

Date of Poll: 05/13/2015

Responses: 533

Margin of error: 4.24%

Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
79.32%
13.07%
7.62%

Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
28.60%
59.33%
12.07%

Crosstabs:
Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Gender
Demographic
Female
Male

Support
79.98%
78.44%

Oppose
13.51%
12.49%

Unsure
6.50%
9.07%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
82.57%
76.32%
79.02%

Oppose
10.18%
16.81%
12.59%

Unsure
7.25%
6.87%
8.39%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
70.05%
78.55%
83.71%
79.37%
78.33%
77.90%

Oppose
29.95%
3.91%
2.54%
16.31%
14.27%
13.84%

Unsure
0.00%
17.54%
13.75%
4.32%
7.40%
8.27%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by House District

Demographic
55
56

Support
83.82%
74.67%

Oppose
8.15%
18.13%

Unsure
8.02%
7.20%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Gender

Demographic
Female
Male

Support
28.13%
29.21%

Oppose
60.09%
58.34%

Unsure
11.78%
12.45%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
31.03%
27.93%
27.30%

Oppose
61.67%
57.01%
59.23%

Unsure
7.30%
15.06%
13.47%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
25.26%
17.93%
41.94%
20.77%
27.47%
30.26%

Oppose
74.74%
82.07%
51.13%
62.46%
62.07%
57.04%

Unsure
0.00%
0.00%
6.93%
16.77%
10.47%
12.70%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by House District

Demographic
55
56

Support
24.05%
33.29%

Oppose
61.40%
57.20%

Unsure
14.56%
9.51%

AFP S31 PROPERTY TAX FREEZE

Date of Poll: 05/13/2015

Responses: 546

Margin of error: 4.19%

Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
77.44%
15.79%
6.77%

Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
24.13%
62.16%
13.71%

Crosstabs:
Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Gender
Demographic
Female
Male

Support
78.37%
76.43%

Oppose
14.90%
16.76%

Unsure
6.73%
6.81%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
84.33%
64.11%
79.86%

Oppose
9.68%
28.36%
13.24%

Unsure
5.99%
7.53%
6.90%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
43.54%
91.30%
93.40%
70.56%
81.22%
75.94%

Oppose
44.89%
8.70%
6.60%
19.07%
13.22%
16.90%

Unsure
11.57%
0.00%
0.00%
10.37%
5.56%
7.17%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by House District

Demographic
61
62

Support
81.83%
71.15%

Oppose
13.96%
18.41%

Unsure
4.21%
10.44%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Gender

Demographic
Female
Male

Support
25.53%
22.60%

Oppose
59.57%
64.98%

Unsure
14.89%
12.41%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
20.74%
31.09%
22.73%

Oppose
65.29%
52.74%
65.09%

Unsure
13.97%
16.17%
12.18%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
43.59%
0.24%
17.09%
24.53%
19.74%
27.81%

Oppose
44.83%
95.29%
79.01%
52.30%
71.37%
57.58%

Unsure
11.57%
4.46%
3.90%
23.17%
8.90%
14.61%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by House District

Demographic
61
62

Support
26.11%
21.30%

Oppose
59.92%
65.37%

Unsure
13.97%
13.33%

AFP S36 PROPERTY TAX FREEZE

Date of Poll: 05/13/2015

Responses: 548

Margin of error: 4.19%

Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
69.00%
19.52%
11.48%

Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
32.91%
49.64%
17.45%

Crosstabs:
Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Gender
Demographic
Female
Male

Support
68.52%
69.74%

Oppose
18.59%
20.96%

Unsure
12.90%
9.30%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
83.27%
56.04%
72.01%

Oppose
7.03%
29.45%
18.24%

Unsure
9.70%
14.51%
9.75%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
45.78%
65.20%
62.38%
68.58%
81.26%
64.57%

Oppose
54.22%
16.87%
24.26%
14.96%
15.06%
21.57%

Unsure
0.00%
17.93%
13.36%
16.46%
3.67%
13.86%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by House District

Demographic
71
72

Support
69.36%
68.57%

Oppose
20.97%
17.83%

Unsure
9.67%
13.60%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Gender

Demographic
Female
Male

Support
32.69%
33.25%

Oppose
46.92%
53.81%

Unsure
20.38%
12.94%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
29.47%
40.75%
27.66%

Oppose
56.50%
37.52%
56.75%

Unsure
14.03%
21.73%
15.60%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
54.22%
17.96%
24.16%
32.24%
32.55%
34.22%

Oppose
45.78%
64.12%
65.68%
49.34%
56.90%
44.85%

Unsure
0.00%
17.93%
10.17%
18.42%
10.55%
20.93%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by House District

Demographic
71
72

Support
35.43%
29.97%

Oppose
49.30%
50.03%

Unsure
15.27%
19.99%

AFP S48 PROPERTY TAX FREEZE

Date of Poll: 05/13/2015

Responses: 549

Margin of error: 4.18%

Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
66.48%
20.61%
12.90%

Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
38.12%
42.55%
19.33%

Crosstabs:
Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Gender
Demographic
Female
Male

Support
64.81%
68.62%

Oppose
20.68%
20.52%

Unsure
14.51%
10.86%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
70.09%
62.99%
66.99%

Oppose
13.91%
24.16%
21.96%

Unsure
16.00%
12.86%
11.05%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
46.02%
53.91%
61.83%
55.31%
74.17%
66.80%

Oppose
53.98%
14.07%
32.42%
29.16%
19.16%
18.01%

Unsure
0.00%
32.02%
5.75%
15.53%
6.66%
15.19%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by House District

Demographic
95
96

Support
67.60%
65.12%

Oppose
20.77%
20.42%

Unsure
11.63%
14.46%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Gender

Demographic
Female
Male

Support
35.98%
40.84%

Oppose
41.38%
44.05%

Unsure
22.64%
15.11%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
36.37%
41.86%
36.28%

Oppose
37.70%
44.85%
43.73%

Unsure
25.93%
13.28%
19.98%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
20.71%
44.05%
34.25%
37.66%
37.83%
38.71%

Oppose
67.77%
42.37%
53.55%
42.74%
46.10%
39.45%

Unsure
11.52%
13.58%
12.21%
19.60%
16.06%
21.84%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by House District

Demographic
95
96

Support
39.55%
36.37%

Oppose
41.99%
43.23%

Unsure
18.45%
20.40%

AFP S49 PROPERTY TAX FREEZE

Date of Poll: 05/13/2015

Responses: 509

Margin of error: 4.34%

Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
76.16%
15.74%
8.10%

Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
30.13%
59.00%
10.87%

Crosstabs:
Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Gender
Demographic
Female
Male

Support
76.46%
75.85%

Oppose
14.61%
16.91%

Unsure
8.92%
7.24%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
86.17%
65.86%
75.92%

Oppose
7.58%
21.47%
17.90%

Unsure
6.24%
12.67%
6.18%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
49.79%
41.22%
67.56%
76.65%
79.42%
78.29%

Oppose
50.21%
58.61%
24.56%
13.62%
15.43%
12.00%

Unsure
0.00%
0.17%
7.88%
9.73%
5.15%
9.71%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by House District

Demographic
97
98

Support
78.40%
73.15%

Oppose
13.80%
18.35%

Unsure
7.80%
8.49%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Gender

Demographic
Female
Male

Support
28.14%
32.19%

Oppose
62.90%
54.97%

Unsure
8.96%
12.84%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
24.24%
28.18%
36.17%

Oppose
66.91%
64.46%
48.79%

Unsure
8.85%
7.36%
15.04%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
37.38%
59.69%
20.83%
31.43%
29.48%
30.44%

Oppose
62.62%
40.14%
61.15%
58.50%
64.11%
56.38%

Unsure
0.00%
0.17%
18.02%
10.07%
6.41%
13.18%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by House District

Demographic
97
98

Support
26.83%
34.55%

Oppose
61.26%
55.97%

Unsure
11.91%
9.47%

AFP S59 Property Tax Freeze

Date of Poll: 05/13/15

Responses: 484

Margin of error: 4.45%

Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
64.91%
19.45%
15.64%

Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze

Response
Support
Oppose
Unsure

Percentage
33.50%
44.96%
21.54%

Crosstabs:
Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Gender
Demographic
Female
Male

Support
59.92%
71.61%

Oppose
22.52%
15.32%

Unsure
17.56%
13.06%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
68.51%
57.81%
68.50%

Oppose
16.35%
26.32%
15.63%

Unsure
15.14%
15.87%
15.87%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
51.82%
8.97%
84.06%
74.75%
69.99%
61.48%

Oppose
14.85%
37.09%
6.74%
9.80%
15.96%
22.92%

Unsure
33.33%
53.94%
9.20%
15.45%
14.05%
15.60%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Property Tax Freeze by House District

Demographic
117
118

Support
65.45%
64.29%

Oppose
18.42%
20.62%

Unsure
16.13%
15.09%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Gender

Demographic
Female
Male

Support
36.08%
30.02%

Oppose
40.25%
51.29%

Unsure
23.67%
18.69%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Party ID

Demographic
Republican
Democrat
Independent

Support
33.79%
36.69%
30.19%

Oppose
42.08%
39.79%
52.43%

Unsure
24.14%
23.52%
17.38%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by Age

Demographic
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Support
41.02%
14.75%
46.77%
27.14%
33.12%
34.42%

Oppose
25.64%
31.31%
46.50%
57.54%
48.38%
41.86%

Unsure
33.33%
53.94%
6.74%
15.32%
18.51%
23.73%

Crosstab: Support or Oppose Lawmaker Against Freeze by House District

Demographic
117
118

Support
37.70%
28.71%

Oppose
42.45%
47.82%

Unsure
19.85%
23.47%