News9/Newson6 – Special Session Gas Tax Poll Oc ber 26, 2017 · News9/Newson6 – Special Session Gas Tax Poll Oc ber 26, 2017 Sample: kely vote in Oklahoma (n=580) Ma ˝in of Eo

News9/Newson6 – Special Session Gas Tax Poll

October 26, 2017

Sample: Likely voters in Oklahoma (n=580)

Margin of Error: 4.07%

Results weighted by age, party, congressional district and gender. Stratified to Oklahoma likely voter demographics

Introduction:

[OKC VIEWING AREA] Hello, this is Kelly Ogle with News 9 in Oklahoma City. We're conducting a very short scientific poll for our News at 10. It won't take but

just a minute and your participation is greatly appreciated. Press 1 to get started now…

[TULSA VIEWING AREA] Hello, this is Terry Hood with News on 6 in Tulsa. We're conducting a very short scientific poll for our News at 10. It won't take but just

a minute and your participation is greatly appreciated. Press 1 to get started now…

1. With which political party are you registered?

1. For Democrat, press 1 on your phone now.

2. For Republican, press 2 on your phone now.

3. For Independent, press 3

4. For Libertarian, press 4

5. If you’re not registered, press 5 [TERMINATE]

To have these choices repeated, press 6 [REPEAT]

[ANOTHER SELECTED NUMBER OR NO SELECTION: REPEAT QUESTION]

234

296

47

3

0

40.3

51.1

8.2

0.5

0.0

820 NE 63 ST

Oklahoma City, OK 73105

405.607.4664

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2. Do you have a FAVORABLE or UNFAVORABLE opinion of the Oklahoma State Legislature?

1. If very favorable, press 1

2. If somewhat favorable, press 2

3. If very unfavorable, press 3

4. If somewhat unfavorable, press 4

5. If you’re unsure, press 5



27

126

285

99

43

4.6

21.7

49.2

17.1

7.4

3. Do you believe that the state government has enough funding to run our state properly or do you believe

they should raise taxes to fund existing state government agencies and programs?

1. If you believe the state government has enough funding, press 1

2. If you believe they should raise taxes to raise more funds, press 2




286

194

101

49.3

33.4

17.3

4. Overall, do you believe that state taxes in Oklahoma are too high, too low, or just about right?

1. If too high, press 1

2. If too low, press 2

3. If just about right, press 3




169

95

272

43

29.2

16.4

47.0

7.4

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5. A special session of the Oklahoma legislature is currently in session and several tax increases are being

considered. The proposed gas tax would increase the sales tax on unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel from

the current 16 cents per gallon to 22 cents per gallon. Knowing this would you SUPPORT or OPPOSE this

gasoline tax increase?

1. If you STRONGLY SUPPORT, press 1

2. If you SOMEWHAT SUPPORT, press 2

3. If you STRONGLY OPPOSE, press 3

4. If you SOMEWHAT OPPOSE, press 4

5. If you don’t know, press 5



112

154

259

46

9

19.2

26.6

44.7

8.0

1.5

6. Do you support a $1,000 pay raise for state employees which is reported to add an additional $34.9

million to the state’s budget?

1. If you STRONGLY SUPPORT, press 1

2. If you SOMEWHAT SUPPORT, press 2

3. If you STRONGLY OPPOSE, press 3

4. If you SOMEWHAT OPPOSE, press 4

5. If you don’t know, press 5



138

124

243

58

18

23.8

21.4

41.8

10.0

3.0

7. We’re almost done! If you are:

1. Male, press 1

2. Female, press 2



263

316

45.4

54.6

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8. In which of the following age groups do you fall?

1. If you’re 17 or younger, press 1 [TERMINATE]

2. If you’re 18 to 34, press 2

3. If 35 to 49, press 3

4. If you’re 50 to 64, press 4

5. If you’re 65 or older, press 5



0

33

120

204

223

0.0

5.7

20.6

35.2

38.5

9. Do you consider yourself to be a liberal, moderate or conservative in your political beliefs?

1. If very liberal, press 1

2. If somewhat liberal, press 2

3. If moderate, press 3

4. If somewhat conservative, press 4

5. If very conservative, press 5

6. DK/Refused [DNR]



32

56

166

141

164

20

5.5

9.7

28.7

24.3

28.3

3.4

10. For demographical purposes in this poll only, which of the following groups does the total annual income

of your household fall?

1. If under $25,000, press 1

2. If $25,000 to $34,000, press 2

3. If $35,000 to $49,000, press 3

4. If $50,000 to $74,000, press 4

5. If $75,000 to $99,000, press 5

6. If $100,000 to $124,000, press 6

7. If over $125,000, press 7

8. Refused [DO NOT READ]



96

85

92

90

74

53

48

44

16.5

14.7

15.9

15.5

12.7

9.1

8.2

7.5

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Congressional District [PRE-CODE]

1. Bridenstine

2. Mullins

3. Lucas

4. Cole

5. Russell

122

115

118

112

112

21.1

19.9

20.3

19.4

19.3

MSA [PRE-CODE]

1. Tulsa

2. Oklahoma City

3. Rest of the state

154

208

218

26.5

35.9

37.6

Voter Score [PRE-CODE]

1. Less than 80

2. 81 – 150

3. 151 – 220

4. 221 – 290

5. Greater than 290

136

164

113

77

90

23.4

28.2

19.5

13.3

15.6

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Party Label

Democrat Republican Independent Libertarian Liberal Conservative Moderate

State

LegislatureVery favorable

Somewhat favorable

Very unfavorable

Somewhat unfavorable

Unsure

State Gov't

enough

funding

Has enough funding

Raise taxes for more

funding

Unsure

State Taxes

are:Too high

Too low

About right

Unsure

Proposed

gas taxStrongly support

Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Don't know

State

employee

pay raise

Strongly support

Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Don't know

11 4.9% 14 4.8% 1 1.6% 0 0.0% 6 7.1% 15 5.0% 2 1.0%

39 16.7% 76 25.5% 11 23.6% 0 0.0% 16 18.2% 77 25.3% 25 15.3%

140 60.0% 126 42.5% 19 40.9% 0 0.0% 55 62.5% 126 41.3% 96 57.5%

26 11.3% 56 18.8% 14 29.9% 3 100% 9 10.5% 60 19.7% 30 17.8%

16 7.1% 25 8.3% 2 4.0% 0 0.0% 2 1.7% 27 8.7% 14 8.3%

103 44.0% 155 52.4% 28 58.2% 0 0.0% 38 43.5% 168 55.0% 72 43.3%

78 33.4% 96 32.5% 17 35.7% 3 100% 35 39.8% 96 31.4% 58 34.7%

53 22.7% 45 15.1% 3 6.0% 0 0.0% 15 16.7% 42 13.6% 37 22.0%

62 26.5% 99 33.3% 9 18.6% 0 0.0% 23 26.0% 91 29.7% 52 31.2%

43 18.6% 38 12.8% 14 29.0% 0 0.0% 23 25.9% 37 12.1% 32 19.3%

106 45.3% 143 48.1% 21 45.2% 3 100% 34 38.0% 159 52.1% 72 43.0%

22 9.6% 17 5.8% 3 7.2% 0 0.0% 9 10.0% 19 6.1% 11 6.5%

42 18.1% 63 21.4% 6 12.6% 0 0.0% 23 25.7% 60 19.8% 24 14.2%

67 28.7% 68 23.0% 16 34.9% 3 100% 32 36.2% 63 20.6% 57 34.5%

104 44.3% 141 47.5% 15 31.5% 0 0.0% 31 34.9% 157 51.3% 63 37.9%

14 5.8% 23 7.7% 10 21.0% 0 0.0% 2 1.8% 19 6.1% 22 13.0%

7 3.1% 1 0.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.4% 7 2.2% 1 0.3%

74 31.8% 50 16.9% 14 28.9% 0 0.0% 34 38.4% 63 20.7% 41 24.5%

52 22.2% 61 20.6% 11 23.5% 0 0.0% 26 29.2% 52 17.2% 38 22.8%

78 33.2% 145 49.0% 17 36.1% 3 100% 23 25.7% 141 46.3% 70 42.0%

21 8.9% 32 10.7% 5 11.6% 0 0.0% 4 4.3% 41 13.3% 13 8.0%

9 3.9% 9 2.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 2.4% 8 2.6% 4 2.6%

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Age Gender

18 - 34 35 - 49 50 - 64 65 and over Male Female

State Legislature Very favorable

Somewhat favorable

Very unfavorable


Unsure

State Gov't enough

fundingHas enough funding

Raise taxes for more funding

Unsure

State Taxes are: Too high

Too low

About right

Unsure

Proposed gas tax Strongly support

Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Don't know

State employee pay

raiseStrongly support

Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Don't know

2 7.4% 10 8.1% 7 3.5% 7 3.3% 11 4.3% 15 4.8%

12 36.6% 21 17.7% 36 17.7% 56 25.3% 41 15.7% 84 26.7%

13 40.3% 50 41.7% 104 50.8% 119 53.2% 139 52.9% 146 46.2%

3 7.9% 32 26.8% 39 18.9% 26 11.6% 53 20.1% 46 14.5%

3 7.8% 7 5.8% 19 9.2% 15 6.7% 18 7.0% 25 7.8%

13 38.6% 56 47.1% 119 58.5% 97 43.6% 131 49.6% 155 49.0%

11 34.5% 49 40.9% 60 29.4% 73 32.9% 107 40.5% 87 27.5%

9 26.9% 14 12.0% 25 12.2% 52 23.5% 26 9.9% 75 23.6%

5 14.6% 36 29.8% 69 34.0% 59 26.6% 79 30.1% 90 28.5%

4 10.8% 23 19.6% 38 18.6% 30 13.5% 49 18.7% 46 14.5%

16 47.7% 54 45.0% 82 40.0% 121 54.3% 113 43.1% 159 50.3%

9 27.0% 7 5.6% 15 7.3% 12 5.5% 21 8.1% 22 6.8%

12 35.5% 30 24.7% 28 13.5% 43 19.2% 63 23.9% 49 15.4%

7 19.8% 34 28.4% 46 22.5% 68 30.5% 56 21.4% 98 31.0%

12 36.9% 42 34.8% 114 55.7% 92 41.1% 124 46.9% 136 42.8%

0 0.0% 14 12.1% 17 8.3% 15 6.6% 17 6.6% 29 9.1%

3 7.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 2.7% 3 1.2% 5 1.7%

13 39.9% 39 33.0% 45 22.0% 40 18.0% 77 29.3% 61 19.2%

3 10.3% 22 18.6% 45 21.9% 54 24.0% 47 17.7% 77 24.4%

14 42.0% 47 39.5% 78 38.1% 104 46.4% 107 40.7% 135 42.8%

0 0.0% 11 8.9% 27 13.1% 20 9.1% 27 10.2% 31 9.8%

3 7.8% 0 0.0% 10 4.8% 5 2.3% 6 2.2% 12 3.8%

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Income

Under $25k $25k - $34k $35k - $49k $50k - $74k $75k - $99k $100k - $124k Over $125k


Somewhat favorable

Very unfavorable

Somewhat

unfavorable

Unsure

State Gov't enough

fundingHas enough funding

Raise taxes for more

funding

Unsure


Too low

About right

Unsure


Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Don't know

State employee pay

raiseStrongly support

Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

3 2.9% 3 3.7% 2 2.6% 4 4.6% 5 6.7% 3 5.6% 2 3.3%

23 23.9% 23 27.6% 22 24.4% 15 16.5% 16 21.3% 11 20.2% 6 12.9%

49 51.7% 37 43.5% 42 45.4% 50 56.2% 33 45.1% 25 47.2% 34 71.2%

10 10.4% 13 14.9% 14 15.0% 19 20.8% 17 22.6% 14 26.0% 4 9.4%

11 11.1% 9 10.3% 12 12.6% 2 1.9% 3 4.2% 1 1.0% 1 3.1%

61 64.1% 45 52.4% 47 51.1% 27 30.0% 41 55.8% 19 36.3% 25 52.5%

16 16.7% 21 24.7% 27 28.9% 49 54.3% 23 30.9% 26 49.2% 22 45.4%

18 19.2% 19 22.9% 18 20.0% 14 15.7% 10 13.2% 8 14.5% 1 2.0%

35 37.1% 31 36.8% 32 34.3% 20 21.8% 21 28.5% 9 16.6% 9 19.1%

8 8.9% 7 8.8% 9 10.1% 29 32.4% 10 12.9% 15 28.9% 11 22.8%

43 44.5% 37 43.9% 50 54.0% 32 35.7% 40 55.0% 25 46.7% 28 58.2%

9 9.5% 9 10.6% 1 1.6% 9 10.1% 3 3.5% 4 7.8% 0 0.0%

8 8.1% 9 10.3% 15 15.8% 28 31.2% 15 20.9% 17 32.5% 15 31.2%

24 24.8% 30 35.1% 19 20.6% 30 33.6% 13 18.3% 15 28.7% 17 35.8%

51 53.8% 43 50.0% 51 54.9% 25 27.9% 34 46.5% 19 35.4% 14 28.8%

10 10.1% 3 3.9% 7 8.1% 6 6.6% 9 12.8% 2 3.5% 2 4.2%

3 3.2% 1 0.7% 1 0.6% 1 0.7% 1 1.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

15 16.2% 13 15.9% 22 23.5% 29 32.7% 19 25.5% 31 58.3% 8 17.7%

13 13.4% 15 17.2% 24 26.2% 25 27.9% 11 14.7% 6 11.8% 20 42.8%

58 60.5% 44 52.2% 38 41.8% 25 28.4% 28 37.9% 13 24.0% 16 33.0%

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Income

Under $25k $25k - $34k $35k - $49k $50k - $74k $75k - $99k $100k - $124k Over $125k

Somewhat oppose

Don't know

7 7.5% 9 10.0% 6 6.8% 8 8.7% 14 19.6% 3 5.9% 3 6.5%

2 2.5% 4 4.8% 2 1.7% 2 2.3% 2 2.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

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Congressional

Bridenstine Mullins Lucas Cole Russell


Somewhat favorable

Very unfavorable


Unsure

State Gov't enough funding Has enough funding


Unsure


Too low

About right

Unsure


Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Don't know

State employee pay raise Strongly support

Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Don't know

3 2.3% 3 2.5% 5 4.5% 9 7.9% 7 5.9%

30 24.2% 25 21.7% 32 27.1% 20 18.1% 19 16.8%

54 44.0% 56 48.5% 56 47.4% 54 48.1% 66 58.6%

20 16.7% 17 14.9% 19 16.2% 25 22.5% 17 15.2%

16 12.9% 14 12.3% 6 4.8% 4 3.3% 4 3.5%

55 45.2% 69 60.2% 68 57.5% 50 44.9% 43 38.2%

47 38.4% 26 22.8% 33 27.8% 41 36.2% 47 41.9%

20 16.3% 20 17.0% 17 14.7% 21 18.9% 22 20.0%

21 17.2% 48 41.9% 36 30.3% 41 36.7% 23 20.6%

35 29.0% 10 8.9% 11 9.1% 13 11.6% 26 22.9%

59 47.8% 44 38.3% 56 47.7% 57 50.3% 57 51.0%

7 6.0% 13 10.9% 15 12.9% 2 1.5% 6 5.5%

20 16.7% 12 10.8% 23 19.4% 31 27.7% 25 22.2%

32 26.5% 31 26.7% 37 31.7% 24 21.0% 30 26.9%

55 45.1% 63 54.4% 46 39.3% 48 42.8% 47 41.8%

12 10.2% 6 4.8% 11 9.1% 7 6.5% 10 9.1%

2 1.5% 4 3.3% 1 0.5% 2 2.0% 0 0.0%

21 17.2% 20 17.1% 29 24.9% 33 29.0% 35 31.4%

27 21.7% 15 13.4% 27 23.0% 26 23.4% 29 25.6%

52 42.5% 61 52.9% 47 40.3% 47 41.9% 35 31.1%

14 11.6% 13 11.0% 13 10.8% 6 5.2% 12 11.0%

9 7.0% 6 5.5% 1 1.0% 1 0.5% 1 1.0%

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MSA

Tulsa Oklahoma City Rest of state


Somewhat favorable

Very unfavorable


Unsure



Unsure


Too low

About right

Unsure


Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Don't know


Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Don't know

2 1.3% 15 7.2% 10 4.4%

36 23.7% 36 17.2% 53 24.5%

77 49.8% 107 51.4% 102 46.8%

21 13.6% 46 22.1% 32 14.8%

18 11.7% 4 2.1% 21 9.5%

74 47.9% 90 43.4% 122 55.8%

55 35.7% 79 38.1% 59 27.3%

25 16.4% 39 18.5% 37 16.9%

34 21.8% 59 28.3% 77 35.3%

38 25.0% 38 18.2% 19 8.6%

70 45.8% 101 48.7% 101 46.2%

12 7.5% 10 4.7% 22 9.9%

31 20.3% 51 24.3% 30 13.7%

45 29.3% 54 25.7% 56 25.6%

62 40.2% 85 40.8% 112 51.6%

14 9.3% 18 8.5% 14 6.5%

1 0.8% 2 0.8% 6 2.6%

27 17.4% 61 29.4% 50 22.9%

32 20.9% 49 23.7% 43 19.5%

68 44.5% 76 36.7% 98 44.9%

18 11.7% 20 9.5% 20 9.3%

9 5.5% 2 0.8% 7 3.4%

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Voter Score

Less than 80 81 - 150 151 - 220 221 - 290

291 and

greater


Somewhat favorable

Very unfavorable


Unsure



Unsure


Too low

About right

Unsure


Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Don't know


Somewhat support

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Don't know

7 5.3% 13 8.0% 2 1.7% 1 0.7% 4 4.2%

34 25.0% 25 15.2% 20 17.3% 26 33.5% 21 23.8%

65 47.8% 74 45.0% 69 61.3% 35 44.9% 43 47.6%

23 17.0% 31 19.0% 13 11.9% 12 15.9% 19 21.2%

7 4.9% 21 12.8% 9 7.9% 4 5.0% 3 3.3%

75 55.4% 83 50.6% 57 50.2% 34 43.5% 37 41.5%

43 31.4% 51 31.3% 38 33.3% 24 31.2% 38 42.2%

18 13.2% 30 18.2% 19 16.5% 20 25.3% 15 16.2%

51 37.5% 57 34.6% 29 26.0% 17 22.5% 15 16.8%

21 15.4% 18 10.8% 23 20.2% 12 15.0% 22 24.4%

57 42.0% 71 43.3% 57 50.8% 39 50.4% 48 53.5%

7 5.1% 19 11.3% 3 3.0% 9 12.1% 5 5.3%

24 17.5% 29 17.9% 22 19.1% 18 23.0% 19 21.2%

41 30.3% 32 19.3% 30 26.3% 19 24.8% 33 36.4%

59 43.2% 85 52.1% 48 42.6% 35 45.2% 32 35.7%

12 9.0% 13 7.7% 12 10.4% 5 7.0% 4 4.7%

0 0.0% 5 3.0% 2 1.7% 0 0.0% 2 1.9%

33 24.1% 40 24.4% 39 34.2% 14 18.0% 13 14.1%

29 21.2% 33 20.3% 22 19.7% 19 24.7% 21 22.8%

62 45.7% 67 41.0% 36 31.9% 37 48.4% 40 44.4%

11 7.8% 20 12.4% 16 13.7% 3 4.2% 8 9.1%

2 1.2% 3 1.9% 1 0.5% 4 4.7% 9 9.6%

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News9/Newson6 – Special Session Gas Tax Poll Oc ber 26, 2017 · News9/Newson6 – Special Session Gas Tax Poll Oc ber 26, 2017 Sample: kely vote in Oklahoma (n=580) Ma ˝in of Eo