Poll Results

Some conservative commentators have asked for Gov. Sarah Palin to step down as Sen. John McCain's running mate. Do you think she should withdraw from the Republican ticket?
Yes (54%) = 381
 
No (46%) = 320
 
TOTAL 701
Poll started September 28, 2008
Can U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens get a fair trial in Washington, D.C.?
Yes (67%) = 213
 
No (33%) = 106
 
TOTAL 319
Poll started September 21, 2008
Is Alaska governor and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin qualified to be vice president, and in case of emergency, president?
Yes (30%) = 240
 
No (70%) = 552
 
TOTAL 792
Poll started September 14, 2008
Will Troopergate accusations hurt Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid?
Yes (51%) = 291
 
No (49%) = 280
 
TOTAL 571
Poll started September 07, 2008
Would Alaska benefit if Gov. Sarah Palin becomes vice president?
Yes (57%) = 349
 
No (43%) = 261
 
TOTAL 610
Poll started August 31, 2008
Should the state be allowed to issue opinions about ballot measures?
Yes (31%) = 72
 
No (69%) = 161
 
TOTAL 233
Poll started August 24, 2008
Does the investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin’s firing of the public safety commissioner tarnish her image?
Yes (74%) = 316
 
No (26%) = 109
 
TOTAL 425
Poll started August 17, 2008
Is the energy relief plan that gives Alaskans an extra $1,200 a good use of state money?
Yes (63%) = 257
 
No (37%) = 148
 
TOTAL 405
Poll started August 10, 2008
If U.S. Sen Ted Stevens is found not guilty of lying about gifts, should he be re-elected?
Yes (46%) = 202
 
No (54%) = 233
 
TOTAL 435
Poll started August 03, 2008
Did the governor act properly in the firing of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan?
Yes (34%) = 107
 
No (66%) = 206
 
TOTAL 313
Poll started July 27, 2008
Is a federal proposal to drill more in Alaska and the West better than a different one to start drilling offshore?
Yes (58%) = 89
 
No (42%) = 65
 
TOTAL 154
Poll started July 20, 2008
Should Sen. John Cowdery resign from the Senate after being indicted on bribery charges?
Yes (82%) = 242
 
No (18%) = 54
 
TOTAL 296
Poll started July 13, 2008
Was the Supreme Court’s decision to slash the Exxon damages for the oil spill a wise move?
Yes (21%) = 109
 
No (79%) = 415
 
TOTAL 524
Poll started June 29, 2008
Should the state start work on the Juneau access road now that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a wetlands permit?
Yes (52%) = 583
 
No (48%) = 539
 
TOTAL 1122
Poll started June 22, 2008
Have you changed your driving habits since gas prices hit $4 per gallon?
Yes (70%) = 213
 
No (30%) = 90
 
TOTAL 303
Poll started June 15, 2008
Should lawmakers OK the Transcanada natural gas pipeline proposal?
Yes (64%) = 154
 
No (36%) = 86
 
TOTAL 240
Poll started June 08, 2008
Are the nation's graduates prepared for the future?
Yes (11%) = 26
 
No (89%) = 206
 
TOTAL 232
Poll started June 01, 2008
Should Alaska sue to stop the government from listing the polar bear as endangered?
Yes (44%) = 141
 
No (56%) = 176
 
TOTAL 317
Poll started May 26, 2008
Do you agree with U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, in his statement that listing polar bears as a threatened species "represents an assault on sound science and common sense"?
Yes (40%) = 174
 
No (60%) = 265
 
TOTAL 439
Poll started May 18, 2008
Should Gov. Sarah Palin reconsider her decision to deny a disaster declaration for Juneau after avalanches took out its hydroelectric energy?
Yes (72%) = 282
 
No (28%) = 111
 
TOTAL 393
Poll started May 11, 2008
Now that the Juneau Assembly voted to loan $3 million to nonprofits to help with electric bills, will you seek assistance this summer?
Yes (38%) = 82
 
No (62%) = 132
 
TOTAL 214
Poll started May 04, 2008
Do you think Juneau should continue to rely on hydroelectric power for its electricity needs?
Yes (86%) = 321
 
No (14%) = 54
 
TOTAL 375
Poll started April 27, 2008
Do you think the response to Juneau’s energy crisis has been sufficient?
Yes (19%) = 69
 
No (81%) = 293
 
TOTAL 362
Poll started April 20, 2008
Should there be a state compensation commission to set salaries for legislators?
Yes (73%) = 183
 
No (27%) = 66
 
TOTAL 249
Poll started April 13, 2008
Were Gov. Sarah Palin's budget bill vetoes fair?
Yes (57%) = 125
 
No (43%) = 93
 
TOTAL 218
Poll started April 06, 2008
Should Alaska legislators approve a bill by Rep. Wes Keller, R-Wasilla, that would restore the ban on partial-birth abortion?
Yes (41%) = 138
 
No (59%) = 200
 
TOTAL 338
Poll started March 30, 2008
Should the Legislature force the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. to divest from companies involved in Sudan as a way to fight genocide in Darfur?
Yes (52%) = 171
 
No (48%) = 159
 
TOTAL 330
Poll started March 23, 2008
Do you think the state supervisors' 5.5 percent raise is fair?
Yes (51%) = 150
 
No (49%) = 143
 
TOTAL 293
Poll started March 16, 2008
Do you want a new dock at Gold Creek in downtown Juneau?
Yes (30%) = 170
 
No (70%) = 388
 
TOTAL 558
Poll started March 09, 2008
Do you think there is voter fatigue for Juneau School District capital improvement projects??
Yes (92%) = 237
 
No (8%) = 21
 
TOTAL 258
Poll started March 02, 2008
Should an all-Alaska liquefied natural gas pipeline get a second look?
Yes (74%) = 169
 
No (26%) = 58
 
TOTAL 227
Poll started February 24, 2008
Have you witnessed civil rights violations in Juneau?
Yes (45%) = 130
 
No (55%) = 158
 
TOTAL 288
Poll started February 17, 2008
Do you think Capital Transit does a good job with the bus service?
Yes (65%) = 209
 
No (35%) = 113
 
TOTAL 322
Poll started February 10, 2008
Do you agree with environmentalists who say they were purposefully shut out of Redfern Resources' hoverbarge meeting when the company rented all the rooms in Centennial Hall?
Yes (39%) = 234
 
No (61%) = 364
 
TOTAL 598
Poll started February 03, 2008
Should Joseph Frederick pay the Juneau School Board's legal fees in the Bong Hits case?
Yes (43%) = 381
 
No (57%) = 503
 
TOTAL 884
Poll started January 27, 2008
Should the Legislature increase the operating expense deductions available to oil producers?
Yes (18%) = 70
 
No (82%) = 329
 
TOTAL 399
Poll started January 20, 2008
Should polar bears be listed as a threatened species?
Yes (55%) = 146
 
No (45%) = 120
 
TOTAL 266
Poll started January 13, 2008
Do you agree with bar owners who say the city's smoking ban will drive away customers?
Yes (43%) = 133
 
No (57%) = 174
 
TOTAL 307
Poll started January 06, 2008
Do you want your children to eat the Juneau school lunches?
Yes (37%) = 58
 
No (63%) = 100
 
TOTAL 158
Poll started December 30, 2007
Should a mining company be allowed to use a hoverbarge and novel amphibious vehicle to carry mining material along the Taku River?
Yes (52%) = 129
 
No (48%) = 120
 
TOTAL 249
Poll started December 23, 2007
The state owes more than $5 billion to its Constitutional Budget Reserve. Gov. Sarah Palin proposes to pay back $379 million, but considering Alaska's projected $4.6 billion budget surplus over the next two years do you think the state should put back more?
Yes (75%) = 150
 
No (25%) = 50
 
TOTAL 200
Poll started December 16, 2007
Do you think a prison sentence of six years in fair for former House Speaker Pete Kott?
Yes (64%) = 110
 
No (36%) = 61
 
TOTAL 171
Poll started December 09, 2007
Should the city of Juneau enter a public-private partnership to start curbside recycling?
Yes (61%) = 122
 
No (39%) = 78
 
TOTAL 200
Poll started December 02, 2007
Do you think the special session was an economic boon to Juneau?
Yes (51%) = 64
 
No (49%) = 61
 
TOTAL 125
Poll started November 25, 2007
Do you think the new oil tax bill reflects well on Gov. Sarah Palin?
Yes (77%) = 137
 
No (23%) = 41
 
TOTAL 178
Poll started November 18, 2007
Do you support an effort by state lawmakers to place a constitutional amendment on next year's ballot to determine whether underage teenage girls need parental consent to have an abortion?
Yes (45%) = 99
 
No (55%) = 120
 
TOTAL 219
Poll started November 11, 2007
Do you think the government should change the way it treats Native corporations?
Yes (69%) = 104
 
No (31%) = 47
 
TOTAL 151
Poll started November 04, 2007
Should there be legal repercussions in VECO Vice President Rick Smith's testimony in court that he bribed former Senate President Ben Stevens?
Yes (91%) = 158
 
No (9%) = 16
 
TOTAL 174
Poll started October 28, 2007
Do you think the special session on the oil tax will be successful?
Yes (29%) = 40
 
No (71%) = 98
 
TOTAL 138
Poll started October 21, 2007
Do you think the Basin Road Trestle is safe to cross?
Yes (50%) = 63
 
No (50%) = 63
 
TOTAL 126
Poll started October 14, 2007
Do you think talks between Coeur Alaska and environmental groups can produce an agreement to move Kensington Mine forward?
Yes (41%) = 73
 
No (59%) = 104
 
TOTAL 177
Poll started October 07, 2007
Should Southeast Alaska cities create a regional landfill?
Yes (63%) = 145
 
No (38%) = 87
 
TOTAL 232
Poll started September 23, 2007
Should the Legislature extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting campaign law violations?
Yes (69%) = 102
 
No (31%) = 46
 
TOTAL 148
Poll started September 16, 2007
Do you think Joseph Frederick has the right to sue for damages in the "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case?
Yes (37%) = 98
 
No (63%) = 168
 
TOTAL 266
Poll started September 09, 2007
Are you willing to pay more money for early-bird passes to Eaglecrest Ski Area to create a reserve fund?
Yes (33%) = 52
 
No (68%) = 108
 
TOTAL 160
Poll started September 02, 2007
Are you concerned about Juneau serving as a home for a powerful radar that will be used in a missile intercept test in 2008?
Yes (35%) = 84
 
No (65%) = 155
 
TOTAL 239
Poll started August 26, 2007
Do you think the shooting of Randall Clevenger by Sgt. Paul Hatch was justified?
Yes (88%) = 262
 
No (12%) = 37
 
TOTAL 299
Poll started August 19, 2007
Do you support a 15-acre all-terrain vehicle park at the Fish Creek Quarry on North Douglas?
yes (51%) = 143
 
No (49%) = 135
 
TOTAL 278
Poll started August 12, 2007
Do you think Juneau needs greater restrictions on where and when others can ask people for money?
Yes (69%) = 111
 
No (31%) = 50
 
TOTAL 161
Poll started August 5, 2007
In light of the recent ethics complaint filed against Sen. Lisa Murkowski, and the current federal investigations involving Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young, do you trust Alaska's delegation to fairly represent the state in Congress?
Yes (17%) = 42
 
No (83%) = 207
 
TOTAL 249
Poll started July 29, 2007
Would you support an initiative to publicly fund elections in Alaska?
Yes (56%) = 94
 
No (44%) = 75
 
TOTAL 169
Poll started July 22, 2007
Do you agree with the Juneau Assembly's decision to ban smoking in city bus shelters?
Yes (74%) = 146
 
No (26%) = 52
 
TOTAL 198
Poll started July 15, 2007
Do you think Juneau needs more big box retailers such as Office Depot?
Yes (64%) = 132
 
No (36%) = 73
 
TOTAL 205
Poll started July 08, 2007
The U.S. House of Representatives approved blocking federal subsidies for logging roads in the Tongass National Forest. The bill now goes to the Senate. Do you support subsidies for Tongass logging roads?
Yes (35%) = 68
 
No (65%) = 129
 
TOTAL 197
Poll started July 01, 2007
Do you think price gouging exists in Juneau?
Yes (93%) = 177
 
No (7%) = 13
 
TOTAL 190
Poll started June 24, 2007
Do you look forward to a Wal-Mart store opening in town?
Yes (63%) = 146
 
No (37%) = 84
 
TOTAL 230
Poll started June 17, 2007
Do you think the new playground at Twin Lakes was worth the time and effort?
Yes (58%) = 90
 
No (42%) = 65
 
TOTAL 155
Poll started June 10, 2007
Should the Alaska Zoo move Maggie the elephant to a warmer location?
Yes (83%) = 116
 
No (17%) = 23
 
TOTAL 139
Poll started June 03, 2007
At the end of the legislative session, a conference committee co-chaired by Rep. Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, cut funding for small charter schools to $100,000. Do you agree with Chenault's contention that schools, such as Juneau Community Charter School, are "subsidized" by the state and should be required to increase their enrollments?
Yes (47%) = 58
 
No (53%) = 65
 
TOTAL 123
Poll started May 27, 2007
A citizens' group in Ketchikan is fed up with the proliferation of jewelry stores downtown and has proposed an initiative to disperse the stores among other types of business. Do you think a similar proposal should be made in Juneau?
Yes (74%) = 123
 
No (26%) = 44
 
TOTAL 167
Poll started May 20, 2007
Do you think Rep. Vic Kohring, R-Wasilla, should resign from the Legislature in light of his indictment on bribery charges?
Yes (82%) = 176
 
No (18%) = 39
 
TOTAL 215
Poll started May 13, 2007
Gov. Sarah Palin and other state leaders object to listing polar bears as threatened. They say curbing greenhouse gas emissions should be dealt with in another arena, not with a law aimed at protecting animals. Do you agree?
Yes (47%) = 109
 
No (53%) = 121
 
TOTAL 230
Poll started May 06, 2007
Sens. Hollis French and Johnny Ellis, both Anchorage Democrats, are proposing a plan that would make health care coverage affordable, and required, for all Alaskans. Do you think such a plan is needed?
Yes (68%) = 141
 
No (32%) = 66
 
TOTAL 207
Poll started April 29, 2007
This week's question of the week is: Do you think the proposed $65 billion, 3,700-mile tunnel under the Bering Strait - linking Russia and Alaska - should be built?
Yes (28%) = 48
 
No (72%) = 125
 
TOTAL 173
Poll started April 22, 2007
Should the Alaska Legislature approve the $18 million from the state's general fund and the $8.5 million from the vehicle rental tax that the tourism industry has requested for marketing?
Yes (17%) = 34
 
No (83%) = 166
 
TOTAL 200
Poll started April 15, 2007
The Alaska House approved an ethics reform bill that, among other measures, prohibits lawmakers from being paid to represent clients in front of legislative or excutive branch boards, commisions or agencies and levies criminal penalties on law-makers who trade votes for campaign contributions. Do you thi