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














