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 | |
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