Poll Watch: PPP American Cities Favorability Survey

PPP American Cities Favorability Poll

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Seattle 57% / 14% {+43%}
• Portland, Oregon 52% / 12% {+40%}
• Boston 52% / 17% {+35%}
• Atlanta 51% / 19% {+32%}
• Phoenix 49% / 18% {+31%}
• Dallas 48% / 21% {+27%}
• New York City 49% / 23% {+26%}
• New Orleans 47% / 24% {+23%}
• Houston 45% / 22% {+23%}
• Salt Lake City 43% / 20% {+23%}
• Philadelphia 42% / 22% {+20%}
• San Francisco 48% / 29% {+19%}
• Baltimore 37% / 24% {+13%}
• Las Vegas 43% / 33% {+10%}
• Chicago 42% / 33% {+9%}
• Cleveland 32% / 25% {+7%}
• Washington, D.C. 44% / 39% {+5%}
• Miami 36% / 33% {+3%}
• Los Angeles 33% / 40% {-7%}
• Oakland 21% / 39% {-18%}
• Detroit 22% / 49% {-27%}

Among Democrats

• Seattle 63% / 10% {+53%}
• New York City 60% / 13% {+47%}
• Boston 60% / 13% {+47%}
• Portland, Oregon 57% / 11% {+46%}
• Washington, D.C. 64% / 20% {+44%}
• San Francisco 60% / 18% {+42%}
• Atlanta 56% / 16% {+40%}
• New Orleans 56% / 17% {+39%}
• Chicago 55% / 18% {+37%}
• Philadelphia 50% / 19% {+31%}
• Baltimore 47% / 18% {+29%}
• Phoenix 48% / 20% {+28%}
• Las Vegas 51% / 27% {+24%}
• Los Angeles 48% / 26% {+22%}
• Dallas 42% / 27% {+15%}
• Cleveland 37% / 24% {+13%}
• Miami 42% / 30% {+12%}
• Houston 38% / 27% {+11%}
• Salt Lake City 38% / 27% {+11%}
• Oakland 30% / 32% {-2%}
• Detroit 31% / 39% {-8%}

Among Republicans

• Dallas 61% / 14% {+47%}
• Phoenix 56% / 14% {+42%}
• Houston 56% / 16% {+40%}
• Seattle 54% / 18% {+36%}
• Portland, Oregon 49% / 13% {+36%}
• Salt Lake City 49% / 16% {+33%}
• Atlanta 48% / 22% {+26%}
• Boston 44% / 21% {+23%}
• New Orleans 42% / 31% {+11%}
• Philadelphia 36% / 26% {+10%}
• New York City 39% / 33% {+6%}
• Baltimore 32% / 30% {+2%}
• Cleveland 30% / 28% {+2%}
• Miami 33% / 36% {-3%}
• Las Vegas 33% / 41% {-8%}
• San Francisco 36% / 45% {-9%}
• Washington, D.C. 29% / 53% {-24%}
• Chicago 28% / 52% {-24%}
• Oakland 16% / 43% {-27%}
• Los Angeles 20% / 57% {-37%}
• Detroit 17% / 58% {-41%}

Survey of 900 American voters was conducted April 12-15, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party ID: 40% Democrat; 37% Republican; 24% Independent/Other. Political views: 32% Moderate; 24% Somewhat conservative; 18% Very conservative; 15% Somewhat liberal; 12% Very liberal. 

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Portland, Oregon Poll on Mayor Sam Adams and Occupy Portland Protests

SurveyUSA Portland, Oregon Poll on Mayor Sam Adams and Occupy Portland Protests

Do you support or oppose the Occupy Portland protests?

• Support 42%
• Oppose 52%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Sam Adams is doing as Mayor of Portland?

• Approve 35%
• Disapprove 53%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Sam Adams had handled the the eviction of the protesters?

• Approve 55%
• Disapprove 40%

In response to the occupy Portland protest, have Portland police been too forceful? Not forceful enough? Or just right?

• Too forceful 15%
• Not forceful enough 23%
• Just right 59%

Have Portland police maintained control of the situation? Or lost control of the situation?

• Maintained control 68%
• Lost control 21%

Survey of 500 adults in the city of Portland, Oregon was conducted November 15, 2001. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Party ID: Democrat 55%; Independent 24%; Republican 19%. Ideology: 42% Moderate; 32% Liberal; 18% Conservative.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Portland, Oregon Debt Ceiling Survey

SurveyUSA Portland, Oregon Debt Ceiling Survey

Will the United States of America go into default on August 2nd? Or will government leaders find a way to prevent a default?

• Will go into default 16%
• Will find way to prevent default 78%

Is the debt ceiling situation giving you a more positive opinion of the Democratic party? A more negative opinion? Or is it having no impact either way on your opinion of the Democratic party?

• More positive 24%
• More negative 53%
• No impact 23%

Is the debt ceiling situation giving you a more positive opinion of the Republican party? A more negative opinion? Or is it having no impact either way on your opinion of the Republican party?

• More positive 25%
• More negative 58%
• No impact 17%

Who is more responsible for the current debt ceiling situation? Democrats? Republicans? Or are they equally responsible?

• Republicans 32%
• Democrats 26%
• Equally responsible 43%

Will the debt ceiling situation have a major impact on your vote in 2012? A minor impact? Or no impact at all?

• Major impact 62%
• Minor impact 25%
• No impact 10%

Are Republicans in Congress using the debt ceiling debate mainly to advance their personal political careers? To help their own political party? To hurt the other political party? Or to do what's best for America?

• Advance their personal political careers 30%
• Do what's best for America 29%
• Hurt the other political party 22%
• Help their own political party 18%

Are Democrats in Congress using the debt ceiling debate mainly... To advance their personal political careers? To help their own political party? To hurt the other political party? Or to do what's best for America?

• Do what's best for America 32%
• Advance their personal political careers 27%
• Help their own political party 22%
• Hurt the other political party 17%

Is President Obama leading or not leading on the debt ceiling?

• Leading 35%
• Not leading 57%

Is Speaker of the House John Boehner leading or not leading on the debt ceiling?

• Leading 42%
• Not leading 49%

Is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid leading or not leading on the debt ceiling?

• Leading 32%
• Not leading 53%

Survey of 463 adults in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area following news stories about the budget talks in Washington, D.C. was conducted August 1, 2011. The margin of error is +/- percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 34% Democrat; 24% Republican; 37% Independent. Ideology: 42% Moderate; 28% Conservative; 22% Liberal.