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Residents Views on Politics, the Economy, &
lssues laclng Lhe SLaLe of Malne
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Introduct|on
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8ackground & Methodo|ogy
Lach Sprlng and lall, CrlLlcal lnslghLs conducLs Lhe !"#$#%&' )*+#,-$+ .* /&#*0
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comprehenslve, sLaLewlde publlc oplnlon survey of reglsLered voLers whlch covers a varleLy of Loplcs of
lnLeresL Lo buslness, governmenL, and Lhe general publlc.
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has been documenLlng Lhe aLLlLudes, percepLlons, and preferences of
Maines residents for over 18 years, making it the longest running, consistently administered Tracking
Survey ln Lhe norLheasL.
ln addlLlon Lo general lnLeresL lLems (Lhe resulLs of whlch are released Lo Lhe medla as a publlc servlce) Lhe survey
also lncludes a number of proprleLary lLems lncluded ln Lhe poll on behalf of sponsorlng enLlLles, wlLh resulLs of
Lhose lLems released only Lo Lhose sponsors.
lor Lhe currenL wave of Lhe sLudy, CrlLlcal lnslghLs compleLed a LoLal of 606 Lelephone lnLervlews
(lncludlng cell phones) wlLh randomly selecLed llkely voLers across Lhe sLaLe beLween SepLember 24
Lh
and SepLember 30
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, 2014.
WlLh a sample of 606 lnLervlews, resulLs presenLed here have an assoclaLed sampllng error of +/- 4 percenLage
polnLs aL Lhe 93 confldence level.
All lnLervlews were conducLed wlLh self-reporLed reglsLered and llkely voLers, flnal daLa were sLaLlsLlcally
welghLed accordlng Lo relevanL demographlcs Lo reflecL Lhe voLer base ln Malne.
1he reporLed sample slze on some lLems may be less Lhan 606 due Lo respondenL refusal on selecLed lLems.
Cn average, Lhe enLlre survey lnsLrumenL lncludlng boLh general lnLeresL lLems and all proprleLary subscrlber
lLems was 20 mlnuLes ln admlnlsLraLlve lengLh.
1hls documenL presenLs flndlngs from general lnLeresL lLems lncluded ln Lhe currenL round of
measuremenL, wlLh comparlsons made as approprlaLe Lo resulLs from pasL lLeraLlons of Lhe !"#$#%&'
)*+#,-$+ .* /&#*0
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1racklng Survey.
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kesearch n|gh||ghts
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Lconom|c concerns pers|st as the most press|ng |ssues among Ma|ners,
w|th the economy |n genera| and unemp|oyment worr|es, respect|ve|y,
topp|ng the ||st of perce|ved |ssues fac|ng Ma|ne.
Cons|stent w|th f|nd|ngs over the |ast year, rough|y ha|f of Ma|ne voters
are concerned w|th one of these econom|c-focused |ssues.
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Lconomy 14 17 16 12 16 13 16 36 39 33 31 33 33 31 33 36 44 26 30 22 31
unemploymenL 23 23 17 17 14 17 17 6 12 27 11 27 30 30 44 27 20 24 18 23 20
LducaLlon 4 4 4 3 3 7 9 2 1 3 3 7 6 3 4 3 4 8 3 3 7
1axes 23 21 21 20 34 24 18 10 8 7 10 9 8 3 4 4 3 7 3 7 4
Welfare programs 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 8 4
PealLh care 13 7 12 9 12 14 13 3 7 7 17 7 3 7 3 7 4 3 14 6 3
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Iob |oss has near|y doub|ed s|nce |ast Spr|ng to emerge as the |ead|ng
near-term f|nanc|a| concern for Ma|ners, the h|ghest |t has been s|nce
the Ia|| 2011 measurement. kema|n|ng responses are h|gh|y
fragmented, suggest|ng that a fa|r|y d|verse set of f|nanc|a| worr|es are
a|so we|gh|ng on the m|nds of Ma|ners.
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!ob loss 32 17 23 20 18 16 16 14 27
Lconomy 12 7 13 9 10 7 8 9 10
1axes 13 4 3 6 7 12 7 9 8
CosL of llvlng 20 19 18 21 19 16 13 12 6
PealLh care 11 10 9 11 13 13 23 11 6
Cov'L spendlng/uebL 3 3 8 6 7 9 6 8 6
rlce of gas/uLlllLles 12 32 16 21 22 11 9 8 4
LducaLlon 7 3 6 7 3 11 6 3 4
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* 1op Lracked responses shown. MulLlple responses accepLed.
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In a s|gn|f|cant upt|ck from Spr|ng 2014, one-th|rd of Ma|ne voters now fee|
the economy w||| |mprove over the com|ng year.
In resu|ts near|y |dent|ca| to s|x months ago, fu||y ha|f of voters be||eve
th|ngs w||| rema|n rough|y the same |nto 201S, g|ven the number of
res|dents current|y c|t|ng econom|c concerns, the not|on of stead|ness |n the
state of the economy |s a troub||ng f|nd|ng.
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8eLLer 30 14 12 17 18 16 12 13 33 46 43 43 33 34 30 41 41 34 30 23 33
AbouL Lhe same 41 33 33 33 44 46 33 26 26 27 34 33 38 36 41 37 27 40 43 31 30
Worse 23 31 33 44 31 37 49 33 33 24 20 19 20 24 23 17 10 22 22 21 14
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W|th f|gures that have cont|nued to trend a b|t be|ow nat|ona| averages,
res|dent Cbama has rema|ned be|ow ma[or|ty favorab|||ty among Ma|ne
voters over the |ast three |terat|ons of !"#$#%&' )*+#,-$+ .* /&#*0
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erspect|ves on the res|dent cont|nue to be sharp|y d|v|ded a|ong party ||nes.
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lavorable unfavorable uon'L know/refused
I. 4.5 -&J0 & 9&J."&?'0 ." 5*9&J."&?'0 .6#*#.* .9 H"0+#:0*$ K&"&%> B?&3&;
**** Source: ually kos poll, May 18-21, 2009
*** Source: ually kos poll, CcL. 19-22, 2009
** Source: ually kos poll, May 3-6, 2010
*Source: ually kos poll, Aprll 28-May 1, 2011
SupporL for Lhe resldenL
conLlnues Lo be sLrongesL
among resldenLs of SouLhern
Malne (30) and Lhe 1
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ulsLrlcL
(49), more well-educaLed
Malners (39), and self-
reporLed uemocraLs (74).
ulsapproval Lends Lo be hlghesL
among men (32), resldenLs of
norLhern Malne (33), Lhose ln
Lhe 2
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ulsLrlcL (32), and self-
reporLed 8epubllcans (81).
^ Source: A8C-Cfk poll, CcL. 13-17, 2011
^^ Source: A8C news/WashlngLon osL poll, Aprll 11-13, 2012
^^^ Source: Callup oll, Aprll 11-14, 2013
^^^^ Source: Callup oll, SepL. 13-16, 2013
CcLober 2014
# Source: Callup oll, leb. 6-9, 2014
## Source: McClaLchy-MarlsL oll. SepL. 24-29, 2014.
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Un||ke |ast Spr|ng when a |arge b|oc of respondents expressed m|xed
v|ews about the d|rect|on of the nat|on, Ma|ners are current|y more
certa|n about the|r op|n|ons. In resu|ts cons|stent w|th Ia|| 2013, on|y one-
quarter of Ma|ners c|a|m to have a pos|t|ve sense of where the country |s
headed, wh||e a ma[or|ty see th|ngs headed |n the wrong d|rect|on.
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8lghL ulrecLlon Wrong Lrack Mlxed/uon'L know
='' #* &''7 :. 4.5 $-#*> $-#*,+ #* $-0 *&$#.* &"0 ,0*0"&''4 -0&:0: #* $-0 "#,-$ :#"0%$#.*7 ." :. 4.5 900'
$-&$ $-#*,+ &"0 .99 .* $-0 8".*, $"&%>;
^ Source: n8C news/Wall SLreeL !ournal poll, CcL. 6-10, 2011
^^ Source: n8C news/Wall SLreeL !ournal poll, Aprll 13-17, 2012
^^^ Source: A-Cfk poll, CcL. 19-23, 2012
***Source: n8C news/Wall SLreeL !ournal poll, March 11, 13-14, 2010
**Source: n8C news/Wall SLreeL !ournal poll. CcL. 14-18, 2010
*Source: A-Cfk poll. May 3-9, 2011
CcLober 2014
Optimism about the countrys
dlrecLlon ls mosL acuLe among
more hlghly-educaLed (31)
and wealLhler (38) Malners,
as well as self-reporLed
uemocraLs (43).
Among Lhe 6-ln-10 Malners
who are bulllsh on Lhe
countrys direction, feelings
abouL headlng ln Lhe wrong
dlrecLlon are sLrongesL among
less hlghly-educaLed (70)
Malners and 8epubllcan
voLers (83).
# Source: C8S news/new ?ork 1lmes poll, Aprll 24-28, 2013
## Source: n8C news/Wall SLreeL !ournal poll, SepL. 3-8, 2013
### Source: A8C news/WashlngLon osL poll, Aprll 24-27, 2014
~ Source: C8S news oll. CcL. 3-6, 2014
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* 1op responses shown. MulLlple responses accepLed.
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Wrong 1rack (n=360)
uysfuncLlon ln
Congress/Leadershlp/CovernmenL
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8ad economy/no [obs 13
Obamas leadership/ldeas are Lhe problem 14
Cverall/ln general Lhlngs are golng downhlll 13
lorelgn pollcy/We help oLher counLrles, noL
our own
12
8lghL dlrecLlon
26
Wrong Lrack
39
Mlxed/uon'L
know
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Among the ma[or|ty who fee| the country |s on the 8".*, $"&%>, resu|ts are
fragmented. keasons c|ted focus on what |s seen as government
dysfunction, a poor economy, and opposition to the Presidents policies,
|nc|ud|ng fore|gn po||cy.
='' #* &''7 :. 4.5 $-#*> $-#*,+ #* $-0 *&$#.* &"0 ,0*0"&''4 -0&:0: #* $-0 "#,-$ :#"0%$#.*7 ." :. 4.5 900'
$-&$ $-#*,+ &"0 .99 .* $-0 8".*, $"&%>;
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Among the 26 of Ma|ne voters who fee| the country |s headed |n the "#,-$
:#"0%$#.*, reasons c|ted are centered on a be||ef that the economy |s
|mprov|ng and that the res|dent |s prov|d|ng good |eadersh|p.
* 1op responses shown. MulLlple responses accepLed.
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k|ght D|rect|on (n=160)
Lconomy lmprovlng/unemploymenL down 29
Cverall/ln general Lhlngs are lmprovlng 21
resldenL Cbama maklng good
declslons/provldlng good leadershlp
20
8elleve ln our counLry/uemocracy/CpLlmlsm 3
8lghL dlrecLlon
26
Wrong Lrack
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Mlxed/uon'L
know
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='' #* &''7 :. 4.5 $-#*> $-#*,+ #* $-0 *&$#.* &"0 ,0*0"&''4 -0&:0: #* $-0 "#,-$ :#"0%$#.*7 ." :. 4.5 900'
$-&$ $-#*,+ &"0 .99 .* $-0 8".*, $"&%>;
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Doub||ng from s|x months ago to resu|ts cons|stent w|th the Ia|| 2013
|terat|on of !"#$#%&' )*+#,-$+ .* /&#*0
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, more than one-th|rd of Ma|ners
current|y have a pos|t|ve sense of where Ma|ne |s headed, but 42 do
not (+8 percentage po|nts s|nce Spr|ng 2014).
='' #* &''7 :. 4.5 $-#*> $-#*,+ #* /&#*0 &"0 ,0*0"&''4 -0&:0: #* $-0 "#,-$ :#"0%$#.*7 ." :. 4.5 900'
$-&$ $-#*,+ &"0 .99 .* $-0 8".*, $"&%>;
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vlews on Lhe dlrecLlon Malne ls
headed Lend Lo spllL accordlng Lo
parLy llnes, wlLh 36 of uemocraLs
clalmlng Lhe sLaLe ls off on Lhe
wrong Lrack (vs. [usL 23 of
8epubllcans who feel slmllarly) and
37 of 8epubllcans bellevlng
Malne ls headed ln Lhe rlghL
dlrecLlon (vs. only 23 of
uemocraLs).
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* 1op responses shown. MulLlple responses accepLed.
L-4 :. 4.5 +&4 $-&$; <
CcLober 2014
Wrong 1rack (n=2SS)
8ad Covernor/ulsapprove of Covernor 40
no [obs/!ob ouLlook bleak 13
8ad economy 8
arLlsan pollLlcs/LlLLle cooperaLlon 3
Malne noL buslness frlendly 3
='' #* &''7 :. 4.5 $-#*> $-#*,+ #* /&#*0 &"0 ,0*0"&''4 -0&:0: #* $-0 "#,-$ :#"0%$#.*7 ." :. 4.5 900'
$-&$ $-#*,+ &"0 .99 .* $-0 8".*, $"&%>;
8lghL dlrecLlon
37
Wrong Lrack
42
Mlxed/uon'L
know
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nowever, among the 42 of voters who fee| Ma|ne |s off on the 8".*,
$"&%>, Gov. Leage and h|s po||c|es p|ay a contrast|ng ro|e, w|th 4-|n-10
b|am|ng the governor for th|s sense that Ma|ne |s on a downward
tra[ectory as a state.
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* 1op responses shown. MulLlple responses accepLed.
L-4 :. 4.5 +&4 $-&$; <
CcLober 2014
k|ght D|rect|on (n=223)
Cood Covernor/Covernor dolng good [ob 34
Ceneral opLlmlsm 16
Cradual lmprovemenL ln economy 13
Welfare reform 10
8lghL dlrecLlon
37
Wrong Lrack
42
Mlxed/uon'L
know
48
='' #* &''7 :. 4.5 $-#*> $-#*,+ #* /&#*0 &"0 ,0*0"&''4 -0&:0: #* $-0 "#,-$ :#"0%$#.*7 ." :. 4.5 900'
$-&$ $-#*,+ &"0 .99 .* $-0 8".*, $"&%>;
Ior the 37 of Ma|ne voters who fee| the state |s headed |n the "#,-$
:#"0%$#.*, one-th|rd attr|bute th|s be||ef to Gov. Leage and h|s po||c|es.
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Governor LePages job performance is currently at a 45% approval
rat|ng (+6 percentage po|nts s|nce Spr|ng 2014), the h|ghest |t has been
over the past two years.
I. 4.5 &66".J0 ." :#+&66".J0 .9 $-0 8&4 M.J0"*." N0H&,0 #+ -&*:'#*, -#+ O.? &+ ,.J0"*." .9 /&#*0;
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Sprlng '12
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Sprlng '13
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Sprlng '14
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Approve ulsapprove uon'L know/8efused
CcLober 2014
SupporL for Cov. Leage conLlnues Lo
be sLrongesL among men (32),
resldenLs of norLhern Malne (36),
Lhose ln Lhe 2
nd
ulsLrlcL (31), and
8epubllcan voLers (82).
ulsapproval Lends Lo be mosL acuLe
among SouLhern Malners (37), Lhe
1
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ulsLrlcL (33), and self-reporLed
uemocraLs (76).
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CcLober 2014
SupporL for SenaLor klng ls
sLrongesL among Lhose ln Lhe 43-
64 age band (64), Lhe mosL
hlghly educaLed (63) and
wealLhlesL (67) Malners,
resldenLs of SouLhern Malne
(62), Lhose ln Lhe 1
sL
ulsLrlcL
(62), and self-reporLed
uemocraLs (76).
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63
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Sprlng '13
lall '13
lall '14
Approve ulsapprove uon'L know/8efused
In a s||ght change s|nce one year ago, S8 of Ma|ners po||ed approve of
the [ob Angus k|ng |s do|ng as U.S. Senator (-S percentage po|nts). Cne-
f|fth are st||| unsure.
I. 4.5 &66".J0 ." :#+&66".J0 .9 $-0 8&4 C0*&$." =*,5+ P#*, #+ -&*:'#*, -#+ O.? &+ QC C0*&$.";
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CcLober 2014
SupporL for SenaLor Colllns
ls hlghesL among Lhose ln
Lhe 43-64 age band (69),
Lhe wealLhlesL (69)
Malners, resldenLs of
norLhern Malne (74), and
8epubllcan voLers (73).
Approva| for the way Susan Co|||ns |s hand||ng her [ob as U.S. Senator |s
current|y at 64 (-S percentage po|nts s|nce Ia|| 2013), wh||e 27
d|sapprove of her performance.
I. 4.5 &66".J0 ." :#+&66".J0 .9 $-0 8&4 C0*&$." C5+&* !.''#*+ #+ -&*:'#*, -0" O.? &+ QC C0*&$.";
68
69
64
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20
27
11
11
9
0 20 40 60 80 100
Sprlng '13
lall '13
lall '14
Approve ulsapprove uon'L know/8efused
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1he gubernator|a| race has U.S. kep. M|ke M|chaud po|||ng |n a
stat|st|ca| dead heat w|th |ncumbent au| Leage, w|th each garner|ng
c|ose to 40 of the pro[ected vote.
If the election for the Maine Governors seat were held tomorrow, would you vote for
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0 20 40 60 80 100
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uemocraL, Mlchael
Mlchaud
8epubllcan, aul Leage
ercenL
ueflnlLely robably Leanlng
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Demograph|ca||y, Leage has an advantage over M|chaud among men
and the 18 to 64 age range; meanwhile, Michauds :09#*#$0 support |s
stronger among women and w|th the o|dest (6S+) port|on of the
e|ectorate.
If the election for the Maine Governors seat were held tomorrow, would you vote for
CcLober 2014
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30
44
36
29
36
31
43
30
40
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Among voters who have :09#*#$0'4 dec|ded on the|r preferred
gubernator|a| cho|ce, M|chaud and Leage are v|rtua||y t|ed |n the 1
st
Congress|ona| D|str|ct, wh||e Leage ho|ds a dramat|c 16 percentage
po|nt advantage over M|chaud |n the 2
nd
CD.
If the election for the Maine Governors seat were held tomorrow, would you vote for
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Among Ma|ners who :09#*#$0'4 know wh|ch cand|date they w||| vote for,
those who are more pess|m|st|c about the broader economy have a
much greater tendency to support Leage, who |eads both M|chaud and
Cut|er by a w|de marg|n.
If the election for the Maine Governors seat were held tomorrow, would you vote for
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43
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43
41
42
60
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Democrat Che|||e |ngree garners [ust over ha|f of the pro[ected vote to
|ead the 1
st
Congress|ona| D|str|ct race, fo||owed by kepub||can Isaac
M|s|uk w|th 19 and Independent k|chard Murphy w|th 10.
In the 2
nd
D|str|ct, kepub||can 8ruce o||qu|n has a s||ght advantage over
Democrat Lm||y Ca|n (41 vs. 36, respect|ve|y), wh||e Independent
8|a|ne k|chardson tra||s w|th 6 of the pro[ected vote.
Now turning to the Congressional Races, if the election were held tomorrow, would you vote for
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10
19
33
0 20 40 60 80 100
uon'L know
lndependenL, 8lchard
Murphy
8epubllcan, lsaac
Mlsluk
uemocraL, Chellle
lngree
ercenL
16
6
36
41
0 20 40 60 80 100
uon'L know
lndependenL, 8lalne 8lchardson
uemocraL, Lmlly Caln
8epubllcan, 8ruce ollquln
ercenL
CD1 (n=311) CD2 (n=29S)
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October 2010 May 2010
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Stated Voter o||t|ca| Aff|||at|on
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uemocraL
36
8epubllcan
30
unenrolled/CLher
27
uk/8ef.
7
)* 8-&$ 6.'#$#%&' 6&"$4 &"0 4.5 "0,#+$0"0: $. J.$0;
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Stated Voter |ans for November 4
th
CcLober 2014
Do you think youll vote in person at your polling place on Election Day, or vote before Election Day by
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October 2010 May 2010
B$-0" )++50+
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More than 6-|n-10 Ma|ners c|a|m to be at |east somewhat sat|sf|ed
w|th the qua||ty of educat|on k-12 students are rece|v|ng today |n
Ma|ne, wh||e about one-th|rd are d|ssat|sf|ed.
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grade 12 in Maine today? Would you say
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Cverall saLlsfacLlon Lends Lo
be greaLesL ln SouLhern
Malne (69) and among Lhe
wealLhlesL Malners (70).
ulssaLlsfacLlon ls mosL
prevalenL among women
(36), lower-lncome
Malners (41), and
CoasLal/uowneasL Malne
resldenLs (39).
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Agree
20
ulsagree
71
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9
Lven respondenLs more
llkely Lo agree Lo Lhe fee
Lhose ln Lhe 43 Lo 64 age
band and hlgher-lncome
households sLlll
overwhelmlng oppose Lhe
fee by more Lhan a 2:1
margln.
Iu||y 7-|n-10 residents disagree with the idea that all of Maines
te|ephone users shou|d pay a fee to subs|d|ze |oca| te|ephone
compan|es.
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October 2010
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May 2010
Samp|e rof||e
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Soc|o-Demograph|c rof||e
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kes|dent|a| rof||e
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61
13
16
6
18
11
21
38
0
20
40
60
80
100
none Cne 1wo 1hree or
more
< $33k $33k Lo <
$30k
$30k Lo <
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