2. Would you say things in Chicago are generally headed in the RIGHT DIRECTION or would you say things are
pretty seriously off on the WRONG TRACK?
RIGHT DIRECTION..........................................26%
WRONG TRACK ..............................................54
(DON'T KNOW) ................................................20
3. As you may know, Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently decided not to run for re-election. Knowing that, if the election
for Mayor of Chicago was held today and the candidates were: [RANDOMIZE]
for whom would you vote? [IF UNDECIDED] Well, toward whom do you lean?
4. Now I will read some statements about Chicago and I want you to tell me if you STRONGLY AGREE, SOMEWHAT
AGREE, SOMEWHAT DISAGREE or STRONGLY DISAGREE with each one.
5. As you may know, there is a plan for a new 70 acre development on the northside called Lincoln Yards. The
current plan includes private greenspace but not a public park. Do you STRONGLY FAVOR, SOMEWHAT
FAVOR, SOMEWHAT OPPOSE or STRONGLY OPPOSE requiring that the developer include a public park?
6. If there was a public park, which of the following is the most appealing to you to have? [READ AND RANDOMIZE]
7. And if an elected official in Chicago were to support requiring that Lincoln Yards include a public park, would that
make you MORE or LESS likely to vote for that elected official?
[READ]: Now, I would like to ask you a few questions for statistical purposes only.
101. What is your age? [RECORD IN PROPER CATEGORY] [READ CODES IF NECESSARY]
103. When it comes to politics, do you generally consider yourself to be a DEMOCRAT, a REPUBLICAN, or an
INDEPENDENT?
STRONG DEMOCRAT ..................................... 35%
WEAK DEMOCRAT .......................................... 21
IND/LEAN DEMOCRAT .................................... 14
INDEPENDENT................................................. 11
IND/LEAN REPUBLICAN .................................... 6
WEAK REPUBLICAN .......................................... 5
STRONG REPUBLICAN ..................................... 3
(DON'T KNOW) ................................................... 5
106. Thinking in political terms, would you say that you are VERY LIBERAL, SOMEWHAT LIBERAL, MODERATE,
SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE or VERY CONSERVATIVE?
VERY LIBERAL ................................................. 18%
SOMEWHAT LIBERAL ..................................... 24
MODERATE ...................................................... 33
SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE ........................ 11
VERY CONSERVATIVE ..................................... 6
(DON'T KNOW) ................................................... 7
107. To make sure we have a representative sample of voters, could you please tell me your race? [IF NECESSARY]
Well most people consider themselves BLACK, WHITE, HISPANIC or ASIAN-AMERICAN.
Region
HISPANIC ......................................................... 22%
NORTH.............................................................. 34
SOUTH .............................................................. 34
WEST ................................................................ 11