St. Petersburg Surveys
 
March 2012 City of St. Petersburg General Survey

Telephone survey of registered voters within the City of St Petersburg, conducted on March 19th and 20th, 2012:

In our mid-March St. Petersburg general city poll, we asked about an all-star matchup for the St. Pete 2013 race for Mayor, bars staying open later and 911 call handling. The Mayor saw his approval raiting go up slightly. City Council saw their approval rating go down slightly. Red light cameras saw their approval go down slightly.

Total people polled: 2609

These results have been scientifically weighted by political party, race, gender and age.


In a hypothetical match-up for the 2013 race for Mayor, who would you vote for: Rick Baker, Charlie Crist or Bill Foster?
Rick Baker: 25.3%
Charlie Crist: 48.2%
Bill Foster: 26.4%

Do you think the city installing red light cameras was a good thing?
Yes: 51.7% No: 48.3%

Do you approve of how the City Council is doing their job?
Yes: 51.5% No: 48.5%

Do you approve of how Bill Foster is doing as Mayor?
Yes: 56.7% No: 43.3%

Do you support requiring bars to hire off-duty police officers if they stay open until 3am?
Yes: 64.6% No: 35.4%

Do you support renewing the Pinellas County Schools extra property tax?
Yes: 39.9% No: 60.1%

Would you support having Pinellas County handle 9-1-1 calls for St Petersburg if response rates didn't change and the city saved money?
Yes: 75.1% No: 24.9%


DETAILED DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWNS (non-weighted percentages):

In a hypothetical match-up for the 2013 race for Mayor, who would you vote for: Rick Baker, Charlie Crist or Bill Foster?
Rick Baker: 25.3% Charlie Crist: 48.2% Bill Foster: 26.5%
Political Party Breakdown:
Democratic Party
Rick Baker: 26.1% Charlie Crist: 53.9% Bill Foster: 20.0%
Republican Party
Rick Baker: 25.0% Charlie Crist: 35.6% Bill Foster: 39.5%
Independent Voter
Rick Baker: 23.8% Charlie Crist: 52.8% Bill Foster: 23.4%
Race Breakdown:
White, Not Hispanic
Rick Baker: 21.4% Charlie Crist: 49.3% Bill Foster: 29.2%
Black, Not Hispanic
Rick Baker: 38.9% Charlie Crist: 43.4% Bill Foster: 17.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
Rick Baker: 45.0% Charlie Crist: 37.5% Bill Foster: 17.5%
Other or Unknown
Rick Baker: 27.6% Charlie Crist: 51.7% Bill Foster: 20.7%
Gender Breakdown:
Male
Rick Baker: 24.9% Charlie Crist: 46.4% Bill Foster: 28.7%
Female
Rick Baker: 25.6% Charlie Crist: 49.6% Bill Foster: 24.8%
Age Breakdown:
18 to 29
Rick Baker: 28.1% Charlie Crist: 45.8% Bill Foster: 26.1%
30 to 49
Rick Baker: 26.6% Charlie Crist: 50.1% Bill Foster: 23.4%
50 to 69
Rick Baker: 25.3% Charlie Crist: 48.8% Bill Foster: 26.0%
70 and up
Rick Baker: 20.2% Charlie Crist: 46.5% Bill Foster: 33.3%
Do you think the city installing red light cameras was a good thing?
Yes: 51.8% No: 48.2%
Political Party Breakdown:
Democratic Party
Yes: 51.4% No: 48.6%
Republican Party
Yes: 55.1% No: 44.9%
Independent Voter
Yes: 48.3% No: 51.7%
Race Breakdown:
White, Not Hispanic
Yes: 52.3% No: 47.7%
Black, Not Hispanic
Yes: 50.4% No: 49.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
Yes: 32.4% No: 67.6%
Other or Unknown
Yes: 64.8% No: 35.2%
Gender Breakdown:
Male
Yes: 47.8% No: 52.2%
Female
Yes: 55.5% No: 44.5%
Age Breakdown:
18 to 29
Yes: 47.3% No: 52.7%
30 to 49
Yes: 42.2% No: 57.8%
50 to 69
Yes: 55.4% No: 44.6%
70 and up
Yes: 66.5% No: 33.5%
Do you approve of how the City Council is doing their job?
Yes: 51.6% No: 48.4%
Political Party Breakdown:
Democratic Party
Yes: 50.7% No: 49.3%
Republican Party
Yes: 54.6% No: 45.4%
Independent Voter
Yes: 49.4% No: 50.6%
Race Breakdown:
White, Not Hispanic
Yes: 52.7% No: 47.3%
Black, Not Hispanic
Yes: 48.0% No: 52.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander
Yes: 34.4% No: 65.6%
Other or Unknown
Yes: 60.8% No: 39.2%
Gender Breakdown:
Male
Yes: 50.4% No: 49.6%
Female
Yes: 52.1% No: 47.9%
Age Breakdown:
18 to 29
Yes: 51.5% No: 48.5%
30 to 49
Yes: 49.6% No: 50.4%
50 to 69
Yes: 52.6% No: 47.4%
70 and up
Yes: 52.7% No: 47.3%
Do you approve of how Bill Foster is doing as Mayor?
Yes: 56.9% No: 43.1%
Political Party Breakdown:
Democratic Party
Yes: 50.2% No: 49.8%
Republican Party
Yes: 69.7% No: 30.3%
Independent Voter
Yes: 53.9% No: 46.1%
Race Breakdown:
White, Not Hispanic
Yes: 60.3% No: 39.7%
Black, Not Hispanic
Yes: 44.7% No: 55.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
Yes: 59.4% No: 40.6%
Other or Unknown
Yes: 43.1% No: 56.9%
Gender Breakdown:
Male
Yes: 58.4% No: 41.6%
Female
Yes: 55.8% No: 44.2%
Age Breakdown:
18 to 29
Yes: 52.5% No: 47.5%
30 to 49
Yes: 51.5% No: 48.5%
50 to 69
Yes: 60.1% No: 39.9%
70 and up
Yes: 64.3% No: 35.7%
Do you support requiring bars to hire off-duty police officers if they stay open until 3am?
Yes: 64.7% No: 35.3%
Political Party Breakdown:
Democratic Party
Yes: 65.9% No: 34.1%
Republican Party
Yes: 65.3% No: 34.7%
Independent Voter
Yes: 61.2% No: 38.8%
Race Breakdown:
White, Not Hispanic
Yes: 64.0% No: 36.0%
Black, Not Hispanic
Yes: 69.7% No: 30.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
Yes: 68.8% No: 31.2%
Other or Unknown
Yes: 64.0% No: 36.0%
Gender Breakdown:
Male
Yes: 63.5% No: 36.5%
Female
Yes: 65.8% No: 34.2%
Age Breakdown:
18 to 29
Yes: 61.0% No: 39.0%
30 to 49
Yes: 60.6% No: 39.4%
50 to 69
Yes: 68.0% No: 32.0%
70 and up
Yes: 68.4% No: 31.6%
Do you support renewing the Pinellas County Schools extra property tax?
Yes: 39.9% No: 60.1%
Political Party Breakdown:
Democratic Party
Yes: 44.0% No: 56.0%
Republican Party
Yes: 30.3% No: 69.7%
Independent Voter
Yes: 44.1% No: 55.9%
Race Breakdown:
White, Not Hispanic
Yes: 40.8% No: 59.2%
Black, Not Hispanic
Yes: 37.4% No: 62.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
Yes: 28.1% No: 71.9%
Other or Unknown
Yes: 38.8% No: 61.2%
Gender Breakdown:
Male
Yes: 41.5% No: 58.5%
Female
Yes: 38.6% No: 61.4%
Age Breakdown:
18 to 29
Yes: 42.5% No: 57.5%
30 to 49
Yes: 44.1% No: 55.9%
50 to 69
Yes: 38.1% No: 61.9%
70 and up
Yes: 33.8% No: 66.2%
Would you support having Pinellas County handle 9-1-1 calls for St Petersburg if response rates didn't change and the city saved money?
Yes: 75.0% No: 25.0%
Political Party Breakdown:
Democratic Party
Yes: 74.4% No: 25.6%
Republican Party
Yes: 77.0% No: 23.0%
Independent Voter
Yes: 73.7% No: 26.3%
Race Breakdown:
White, Not Hispanic
Yes: 75.1% No: 24.9%
Black, Not Hispanic
Yes: 73.7% No: 26.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
Yes: 86.7% No: 13.3%
Other or Unknown
Yes: 83.7% No: 16.3%
Gender Breakdown:
Male
Yes: 75.6% No: 24.4%
Female
Yes: 74.3% No: 25.7%
Age Breakdown:
18 to 29
Yes: 78.3% No: 21.7%
30 to 49
Yes: 75.6% No: 24.4%
50 to 69
Yes: 74.6% No: 25.4%
70 and up
Yes: 71.7% No: 28.3%
 
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