Congress Square Poll Results - PPP

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September 5-6, 2013Survey of 507 Portland voters


3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604

[email protected] / 888 621-6988



Portland Congress Square Park Survey Results

Q1 Do you support or oppose the sale of CongressSquare to a private developer for the creationof an events center?

34%Support...........................................................

49%Oppose ...........................................................

17%Not sure ..........................................................

Q2 The reported amount of money the city will bereceiving is five hundred thousand dollars.Regardless of whether you support or opposethe sale of Congress Square, do you think theselling price is too high, too low, or just aboutright?

6%Too high ..........................................................

56%Too low...........................................................

27%Just right.........................................................

11%Not sure ..........................................................

Q3 Regardless of whether you support or opposethe sale of Congress Square, do you think thecity process was fair in terms of public inputand allowing alternative ideas to be explored?

32%The public had enough input...........................

47%The public should have had more input..........

21%Not sure ..........................................................

Q4 Regardless of whether you support or opposethe selling of Congress Square do you think theissue should be put to a citywide publicreferendum vote, or keep the process as it isand let the City Council decide?

63%Should be put to a public referendum vote .....

29%Should stay the way it is now..........................

8%Not sure ..........................................................

Q5 In general, do you support or opposeprotecting all public parks in Portland frombeing sold by the city to private developers?

53%Support...........................................................

25%Oppose ...........................................................

21%Not sure ..........................................................

Q6 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.

55%Woman ...........................................................

45%Man.................................................................

Q7 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,press 2. If an independent, press 3.

51%Democrat........................................................

18%Republican......................................................

32%Independent....................................................

Q8 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are olderthan 65, press 4.

12%18 to 29...........................................................

20%30 to 45...........................................................

49%46 to 65...........................................................

19%Older than 65..................................................

Q9 What is your households annual income?

23%Less than $30,000..........................................

16%$30,000 to $50,000.........................................

11%$50,000 to $75,000.........................................

9%$75,000 to $100,000.......................................

12%Over $100,000................................................

29%Dont care to say.............................................


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Q10 City Council District

20%1......................................................................

17%2......................................................................

20%3......................................................................

23%4......................................................................

21%5......................................................................


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September 5-6, 2013survey of 507 Portland voters






Crosstabs

Base

Gender

Wom an Man

Support park sale to

private developer?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

34% 25% 45%

49% 54% 43%

17% 21% 12%

Base

Gender

Wom an Man

$500,000 sale too

high/too low

Too high

Too low

Just right

Not sure

6% 5% 7%

56% 58% 54%

27% 23% 32%

11% 14% 8%

Base

Gender

Wom an Man

Process fair vs.

more public input

The public had

enough input

The public should

have had mor e input

Not sure

32% 28% 37%

47% 47% 46%

21% 25% 17%

Base

Gender

Wom an Man

Cityw ide public

referendum vote?

Should be put to a

public referendum

vote

Should stay the w ay

it is now

Not sure

63% 68% 56%

29% 24% 36%

8% 8% 8%


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Crosstabs

Base

Gender

Wom an Man

Support public parks

being sold to private

developers?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

53% 54% 53%

25% 26% 24%

21% 20% 23%

Base

Party

Democrat Republican Independent


private developer?

Support

Oppose

Not sur e

34% 32% 48% 28%

49% 48% 36% 58%

17% 20% 17% 13%

Base

Party


$500,000 sale toohigh/too low

Too high

Too low

Just right

Not sure

6% 2% 12% 9%

56% 63% 38% 55%

27% 24% 43% 24%

11% 11% 7% 12%

Base

Party


Process fair vs.more public input

The public had

enough input

The public should

have had more input

Not sur e

32% 29% 47% 28%

47% 44% 43% 52%

21% 26% 10% 20%


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Crosstabs

Base

Party


Citywide public

referendum vote?

Should be put to a

public referendum

vote


it is now

Not sure

63% 62% 52% 70%

29% 29% 41% 23%

8% 9% 6% 7%

Base

Party




developers?

Support

Oppose

Not sur e

53% 56% 38% 58%

25% 25% 32% 23%

21% 19% 30% 19%

Base

Age

18 to

29

30 to

45

46 to

65

Older

than 65

Support park s ale to

private developer?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

34% 24% 32% 36% 37%

49% 59% 49% 48% 47%

17% 18% 19% 16% 17%

Base

Age

18 to

29

30 to

45

46 to

65

Older

than 65

$500,000 sale too

high/too low

Too high

Too low

Just right

Not sure

6% 18% 6% 3% 5%

56% 41% 62% 61% 45%

27% 24% 28% 27% 30%

11% 18% 4% 9% 19%


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Crosstabs

Base

Age

18 to

29

30 to

45

46 to

65

Older

than 65

Process fair vs.

more public input

The public had

enough input

The public should

have had more input

Not sure

32% 41% 21% 34% 33%

47% 35% 47% 50% 46%

21% 24% 32% 17% 21%

Base

Age

18 to

29

30 to

45

46 to

65

Older

than 65

Cityw ide public

referendum vote?

Should be put to a

public referendum

vote


it is now

Not sure

63% 59% 74% 61% 60%

29% 24% 23% 31% 34%

8% 18% 2% 8% 7%

Base

Age

18 to

29

30 to

45

46 to

65

Older

than 65



developers?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

53% 35% 60% 60% 43%

25% 47% 28% 19% 26%

21% 18% 13% 21% 31%

Base

Annual income

Less than

$30,000

$30,000 to

$50,000

$50,000 to

$75,000

$75,000 to

$100,000

Over

$100,000

Dont care

to say


private developer?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

34% 25% 35% 28% 64% 54% 24%

49% 63% 44% 53% 20% 34% 56%

17% 12% 21% 19% 16% 12% 20%


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Crosstabs

Base

Annual income

Less than

$30,000

$30,000 to

$50,000

$50,000 to

$75,000

$75,000 to

$100,000

Over

$100,000

Dont care

to say

$500,000 sale too

high/too low

Too high

Too low

Just right

Not sure

6% 8% 10% 4% 5% 2% 5%

56% 61% 45% 59% 53% 51% 60%

27% 19% 33% 28% 40% 42% 19%

11% 12% 12% 9% 3% 4% 16%

Base

Annual income

Less than

$30,000

$30,000 to

$50,000

$50,000 to

$75,000

$75,000 to

$100,000

Over

$100,000

Dont care

to say

Process fair vs.

more public input

The public had

enough input

The public should

have had more input

Not sure

32% 25% 35% 38% 53% 44% 21%

47% 57% 48% 46% 27% 29% 52%

21% 18% 16% 16% 19% 27% 28%

Base

Annual income

Less than

$30,000

$30,000 to

$50,000

$50,000 to

$75,000

$75,000 to

$100,000

Over

$100,000

Dont care

to say

Citywide public

referendum vote?

Should be put to a

public referendum

vote

Should stay the way

it is now

Not sure

63% 72% 69% 61% 44% 49% 65%

29% 13% 23% 37% 55% 51% 25%

8% 15% 8% 3% 2% - 10%

Base

Annual income

Less than

$30,000

$30,000 to

$50,000

$50,000 to

$75,000

$75,000 to

$100,000

Over

$100,000

Dont care

to say



developers?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

53% 50% 65% 67% 38% 48% 52%

25% 33% 16% 23% 36% 14% 27%

21% 18% 19% 10% 26% 38% 20%


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Crosstabs

Base

City Council District

1 2 3 4 5


private developer?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

34% 23% 31% 31% 37% 45%

49% 60% 56% 53% 42% 38%

17% 17% 13% 16% 21% 17%

Base


1 2 3 4 5

$500,000 sale too

high/too low

Too high

Too low

Just right

Not sure

6% 3% 11% 3% 6% 7%

56% 66% 56% 58% 52% 49%

27% 17% 18% 31% 29% 37%

11% 14% 15% 8% 13% 6%

Base


1 2 3 4 5

Process fair vs.more public input

The public had

enough input

The public should

have had more input

Not sure

32% 23% 25% 35% 41% 32%

47% 63% 49% 46% 41% 37%

21% 14% 25% 19% 18% 31%

Base


1 2 3 4 5

Citywide publicreferendum vote?

Should be put to a

public refe rendum

vote

Should stay the way

it is now

Not sure

63% 67% 72% 57% 62% 59%

29% 23% 21% 37% 27% 37%

8% 10% 7% 5% 11% 5%


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Crosstabs

Base


1 2 3 4 5



developers?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

53% 56% 58% 58% 48% 49%

25% 30% 23% 18% 30% 25%

21% 14% 19% 24% 22% 26%


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Crosstabs

Base

$500,000 sale too

high/too low

Too

high

Too

low

Just

right

Not

sure

Support park s ale to

private developer?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

34% 34% 18% 76% 12%

49% 61% 65% 12% 57%

17% 5% 18% 12% 31%

Base

Process fair vs. more public input

The public had

enough input

The public should

have had more input

Not

sure


private developer?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

34% 75% 7% 30%

49% 15% 76% 40%

17% 9% 16% 30%

Base

Citywide public referendum vote?

Should be put to a

public referendum vote

Should stay the

way it is now

Not

sure


private developer?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

34% 16% 76% 22%

49% 64% 17% 50%

17% 20% 7% 28%

Base

Support public parks being

sold to private developers?

Support OpposeNot

sure


private de veloper?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

34% 23% 40% 54%

49% 60% 46% 26%

17% 17% 14% 21%


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Crosstabs

Base

Gender

Wom an Man


private developer?

Support

Oppose

Not sure

34% 25% 45%

49% 54% 43%

17% 21% 12%

Documents

Congress Square Poll Results - PPP