Polls

All Polls

Would you support a state bill that would allow for hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” (extraction of natural gas and oil from the earth) in Illinois?

  • No (68%, 23 Votes)
  • Yes (32%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 34

Start Date: May 21, 2013 @ 7:06 pm
End Date: May 28, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Should Winnebago County receive a portion of revenue generated by a Rockford casino?

  • Yes (76%, 37 Votes)
  • No (24%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 49

Start Date: May 14, 2013 @ 6:45 pm
End Date: May 21, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Should a known case of pollution be allowed to exist by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for more than six months?

  • No (65%, 22 Votes)
  • Yes (35%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 34

Start Date: May 7, 2013 @ 9:36 pm
End Date: May 14, 2013 @ 3:00 pm

Would you support limiting members of the U.S. House to three terms and members of the U.S. Senate to two terms?

  • Yes (87%, 45 Votes)
  • No (13%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 52

Start Date: April 30, 2013 @ 5:09 pm
End Date: May 7, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support legal recognition of same-sex marriage?

  • No (51%, 28 Votes)
  • Yes (49%, 27 Votes)

Total Voters: 55

Start Date: April 23, 2013 @ 8:21 pm
End Date: April 30, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Will the April 15 Boston Marathon attack make you stay away from Chicago and other large cities for a while?

  • No (68%, 23 Votes)
  • Yes (32%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 34

Start Date: April 23, 2013 @ 3:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Do you plan to attend this year’s Rockford AirFest, which has been moved from June 1-2 to Labor Day weekend?

  • No (79%, 45 Votes)
  • Yes (21%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 57

Start Date: April 9, 2013 @ 11:56 pm
End Date: April 16, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Which Chicago baseball team will finish the season with a better record?

  • White Sox (61%, 23 Votes)
  • Cubs (39%, 15 Votes)

Total Voters: 38

Start Date: April 2, 2013 @ 10:55 pm
End Date: April 9, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Which Rockford mayoral candidate do you support in the April 9 election?

  • Michael Kleen (R) (43%, 77 Votes)
  • James (Jim) Hughes (D) (36%, 64 Votes)
  • Lawrence J. Morrissey (I) (21%, 41 Votes)

Total Voters: 179

Start Date: March 26, 2013 @ 4:26 pm
End Date: April 2, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Do you feel the war in Iraq was justified?

  • No (88%, 57 Votes)
  • Yes (12%, 8 Votes)

Total Voters: 65

Start Date: March 19, 2013 @ 4:27 pm
End Date: March 26, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Should the City of Rockford spend $200,000 to convert downtown portions of North Main and Church streets into two-way streets?

  • No (63%, 39 Votes)
  • Yes (37%, 23 Votes)

Total Voters: 62

Start Date: March 12, 2013 @ 5:39 pm
End Date: March 19, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey's geopolicing plan, which calls for three police substations as opposed to one central headquarters?

  • Yes (56%, 43 Votes)
  • No (44%, 34 Votes)

Total Voters: 77

Start Date: March 5, 2013 @ 4:33 pm
End Date: March 12, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Is Rockford a miserable place to live?

  • Yes (61%, 65 Votes)
  • No (39%, 42 Votes)

Total Voters: 107

Start Date: February 26, 2013 @ 3:55 pm
End Date: March 5, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Are you satisifed with the job area road crews have done clearing snow and ice this winter season?

  • Yes (60%, 32 Votes)
  • No (40%, 21 Votes)

Total Voters: 53

Start Date: February 19, 2013 @ 7:48 pm
End Date: February 26, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Were you satisfied with President Barack Obama's Feb. 12 State of the Union address?

  • No (58%, 30 Votes)
  • Yes (42%, 22 Votes)

Total Voters: 52

Start Date: February 12, 2013 @ 9:00 pm
End Date: February 19, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Should the federal government, as opposed to the private sector, take the lead on building a nationwide Wi-Fi network?

  • No (64%, 28 Votes)
  • Yes (36%, 16 Votes)

Total Voters: 44

Start Date: February 5, 2013 @ 4:09 pm
End Date: February 12, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Do you agree with the State of Illinois' decision to offer temporary visitor driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants?

  • No (75%, 41 Votes)
  • Yes (25%, 14 Votes)

Total Voters: 55

Start Date: January 29, 2013 @ 4:00 pm
End Date: February 5, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Do corporations have too much influence over our government?

  • Yes (83%, 43 Votes)
  • No (17%, 9 Votes)

Total Voters: 52

Start Date: January 22, 2013 @ 3:48 pm
End Date: January 29, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Have you suffered from the flu this season?

  • No (75%, 27 Votes)
  • Yes (25%, 9 Votes)

Total Voters: 36

Start Date: January 15, 2013 @ 5:33 pm
End Date: January 22, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Did the Chicago Bears make the right decision in firing Head Coach Lovie Smith?

  • Yes (95%, 38 Votes)
  • No (5%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 40

Start Date: January 8, 2013 @ 5:04 pm
End Date: January 15, 2013 @ 3:30 pm

Is increased gun control needed to help prevent future mass shooting tragedies?

  • No (65%, 44 Votes)
  • Yes (35%, 24 Votes)

Total Voters: 68

Start Date: January 2, 2013 @ 12:00 am
End Date: No Expiry

Are you disappointed Rockford’s On the Waterfront Labor Day weekend festival has ended its 29-year run?

  • No (71%, 35 Votes)
  • Yes (29%, 14 Votes)

Total Voters: 49

Start Date: December 26, 2012 @ 8:10 am
End Date: January 1, 2013 @ 5:29 pm

Should Rockford City Council reconsider a plan that would increase tobacco licenses for retailers from $145 per year to a minimum of $1,800 per year?

  • No (54%, 27 Votes)
  • Yes (46%, 23 Votes)

Total Voters: 50

Start Date: December 18, 2012 @ 4:36 pm
End Date: December 25, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support the recent appeals court ruling that found Illinois' ban on concealed carry to be unconstitutional?

  • Yes (68%, 42 Votes)
  • No (32%, 21 Votes)

Total Voters: 62

Start Date: December 11, 2012 @ 3:57 pm
End Date: December 18, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Are you confident the federal government will adequately address the looming "fiscal cliff"?

  • No (85%, 40 Votes)
  • Yes (15%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 47

Start Date: December 4, 2012 @ 6:49 pm
End Date: December 11, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Should illegal immigrants be allowed to obtain Illinois driver's licenses?

  • No (77%, 68 Votes)
  • Yes (23%, 20 Votes)

Total Voters: 88

Start Date: November 27, 2012 @ 7:06 pm
End Date: December 4, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

What impact have recent Rockford police-involved shooting deaths had on your confidence in the Rockford Police Department?

  • Decreased (38%, 20 Votes)
  • Increased (37%, 19 Votes)
  • No impact (25%, 15 Votes)

Total Voters: 52

Start Date: November 20, 2012 @ 3:35 pm
End Date: November 27, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support the decriminalization of non-medical cannabis?

  • Yes (67%, 39 Votes)
  • No (33%, 19 Votes)

Total Voters: 58

Start Date: November 13, 2012 @ 6:14 pm
End Date: November 20, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support Rockford City Council's decision to allow an EZ Pawn franchise to open in the former Trackside Off-Track Betting building at 5011 E. State St.?

  • No (60%, 24 Votes)
  • Yes (40%, 16 Votes)

Total Voters: 40

Start Date: November 6, 2012 @ 5:55 pm
End Date: November 13, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you plan to vote in the Tuesday, Nov. 6, general election?

  • Yes (88%, 50 Votes)
  • No (12%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 57

Start Date: October 30, 2012 @ 3:23 pm
End Date: November 6, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support a proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution that seeks to require a three-fifths majority vote to approve any pension or retirement increase for public employees and officials?

  • No (52%, 26 Votes)
  • Yes (48%, 24 Votes)

Total Voters: 50

Start Date: October 23, 2012 @ 7:20 pm
End Date: October 30, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Are people in the Rockford area generally polite?

  • Yes (51%, 25 Votes)
  • No (49%, 24 Votes)

Total Voters: 49

Start Date: October 16, 2012 @ 7:18 pm
End Date: October 23, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Which vice presidential candidate do you prefer?

  • Paul Ryan (R) (48%, 33 Votes)
  • Joe Biden (D) (45%, 31 Votes)
  • Neither (7%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 69

Start Date: October 9, 2012 @ 8:47 pm
End Date: October 16, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support the federal government's $165 million purchase of the Thomson Correctional Center from the State of Illinois?

  • Yes (69%, 27 Votes)
  • No (31%, 14 Votes)

Total Voters: 39

Start Date: October 2, 2012 @ 6:38 pm
End Date: October 9, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support the Rockford Public School District’s upcoming bond referendum, which would allow the district to issue $139 million in bonds to fund infrastructure improvements?

  • No (57%, 20 Votes)
  • Yes (43%, 15 Votes)

Total Voters: 35

Start Date: September 26, 2012 @ 2:30 pm
End Date: October 2, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support the state’s decision to close Rockford’s Singer Mental Health Center?

  • No (73%, 30 Votes)
  • Yes (27%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 41

Start Date: September 18, 2012 @ 9:12 pm
End Date: September 25, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Rockford Area Realtors sold the most homes in August in six years. Does this improve your confidence in the local economy?

  • No (79%, 30 Votes)
  • Yes (21%, 8 Votes)

Total Voters: 38

Start Date: September 11, 2012 @ 6:25 pm
End Date: September 18, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Which team will win the NFC North this season?

  • Bears (45%, 14 Votes)
  • Packers (39%, 12 Votes)
  • Vikings (13%, 4 Votes)
  • Lions (3%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 31

Start Date: September 4, 2012 @ 7:22 pm
End Date: September 11, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of a gambling expansion bill that would have brought a casino to Rockford?

  • No (56%, 32 Votes)
  • Yes (44%, 26 Votes)

Total Voters: 57

Start Date: August 28, 2012 @ 1:53 pm
End Date: September 4, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support the efforts of Sensata Technologies employees in Freeport who are fighting against the outsourcing of their jobs to China?

  • Yes (75%, 33 Votes)
  • No (25%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 44

Start Date: August 21, 2012 @ 7:34 pm
End Date: August 28, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

If the presidential election were today, for which ticket would you vote?

  • Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (47%, 34 Votes)
  • Barack Obama/Joe Biden (46%, 33 Votes)
  • Other (7%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 72

Start Date: August 14, 2012 @ 8:16 pm
End Date: August 21, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Should the Winnebago County Board consider passing a local ordinance that would allow concealed carry of weapons?

  • Yes (68%, 46 Votes)
  • No (32%, 24 Votes)

Total Voters: 68

Start Date: August 7, 2012 @ 10:08 pm
End Date: August 14, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Does the 11.8 percent increase in visitor spending in Winnebago County improve your confidence in the local economy?

  • No (69%, 31 Votes)
  • Yes (31%, 14 Votes)

Total Voters: 45

Start Date: July 31, 2012 @ 4:44 pm
End Date: August 7, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Should Rockford Public Library acquire the Sullivan Center (formerly New American Theater) in downtown Rockford?

  • No (70%, 28 Votes)
  • Yes (30%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 40

Start Date: July 24, 2012 @ 6:32 pm
End Date: July 31, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support the Winnebago County Board’s decision to approve the expansion of the Winnebago Landfill?

  • No (75%, 33 Votes)
  • Yes (25%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 44

Start Date: July 17, 2012 @ 8:53 pm
End Date: July 24, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support the Rockford police union's demand for $100 per shift in “hazard pay” for police officers working west of the Rock River?

  • No (79%, 50 Votes)
  • Yes (21%, 14 Votes)

Total Voters: 63

Start Date: July 10, 2012 @ 9:00 pm
End Date: July 17, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (informally known as “Obamacare”)?

  • No (59%, 37 Votes)
  • Yes (41%, 26 Votes)

Total Voters: 63

Start Date: July 2, 2012 @ 9:25 pm
End Date: July 10, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Should police check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws if "reasonable suspicion" exists the person is in the U.S. illegally?

  • Yes (83%, 54 Votes)
  • No (17%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 65

Start Date: June 26, 2012 @ 2:20 pm
End Date: July 3, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support the $1-per-pack increase in the state cigarette tax?

  • No (56%, 35 Votes)
  • Yes (44%, 28 Votes)

Total Voters: 63

Start Date: June 19, 2012 @ 6:41 pm
End Date: June 26, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Do you support the banning of alcoholic beverages at Kishwaukee River access points?

  • No (67%, 50 Votes)
  • Yes (33%, 25 Votes)

Total Voters: 75

Start Date: June 12, 2012 @ 10:34 pm
End Date: June 19, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

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