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Previous Poll Results
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| 11/19/09 |
Were there more jellyfish this year?
Yes - 29.7%
No - about the same - 40.5%
No - less than usual - 29.7%
Total votes: 259 |
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| 11/16/09 |
Should it be a requirement that our President be a veteran?
Yes - 38.6%
No - 59.8%
Not sure - 1.6%
Total votes: 557 |
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| 11/12/09 |
Is it ok to allow sewer processing in areas protected by the Coastal Zone Act?
Yes - 11.2%
No - 78.9%
Maybe, if they're careful - 9.8%
Total votes: 285 |
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| 11/09/09 |
Do you have a tatoo?
Yes - 23.1%
No - 72.8%
I wish - 4.1%
Total votes: 441 |
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| 11/05/09 |
Was postponing the vote on the Lingo-Townsend Village Centre a wise move?
Yes - 23.8%
No - 61.2%
Not sure - 15%
Total votes: 294 |
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| 11/02/09 |
Are you following the World Series?
Yes - 61.3%
No - 23.9%
Sort of - 14.8%
Total votes: 393 |
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| 10/29/09 |
Is it good policy for Dewey Beach to advertise for a town manager when it already has one?
Yes - 36.6%
No - 54.8%
Not sure - 8.6%
Total votes: 290 |
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| 10/26/09 |
Did we get our money's worth from the new high school?
Yes - 38.5%
No - 45.8%
Not really - 15.7%
Total votes: 286 |
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| 10/22/09 |
Grade Gov. Markell's job performance:
A-B - 24.5%
C - 24.8%
D-F - 50.7%
Total votes: 286 |
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| 10/19/09 |
Would you support Beau Biden if he ran for his father's U.S. Senate seat?
Yes - 31.6%
No - 61.6%
Not sure - 6.9%
Total votes: 437 |
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| 10/15/09 |
Did President Obama deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
Yes - 20.1%
No - 66.5%
Maybe someday - 13.4%
Total votes: 492 |
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| 10/12/09 |
Do you think minors should be charged as adults when accused of a serious crime?
Yes - 78.2%
No - 13.3%
Not sure - 8.6%
Total votes: 339 |
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| 10/08/09 |
How many games did you watch on TV last weekend?
Two or more games - 40.4%
One game - 13.2%
None - 46.3%
Total votes: 272 |
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| 10/05/09 |
How are your finances?
Great - 14.6%
Hanging in there - 41.5%
Really tight - 43.9%
Total votes: 369 |
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| 10/01/09 |
Should elected officials use their discretionary funds for roads in Sussex County?
Yes - 62.1%
No - 31.3%
Not sure - 6.5%
Total votes: 214 |
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| 09/24/09 |
Should anyone be able to marry anybody, as long as they're 18?
Yes - 48%
No - 36.3%
It depends - 15.7%
Total votes: 421 |
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| 09/21/09 |
Should the school board weigh in on Village Centre, a proposed shopping center near the high school?
Yes - 60.7%
No - 36.2%
Don't know - 3.1%
Total votes: 356 |
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| 09/17/09 |
Do you use chemicals on your lawn?
Yes - 30.3%
No - 57.3%
Rarely - 12.4%
Total votes: 307 |
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| 09/14/09 |
Marijuana is:
Equally as dangerous as alcohol - 37.5%
Less dangerous than alcohol - 48.5%
More dangerous than alcohol - 14%
Total votes: 357 |
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| 09/10/09 |
Afghanistan: should we
Stay the course - 20.7%
Pull out now - 53%
Send more troops - 26.2%
Total votes: 328 |
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| 09/07/09 |
During Labor Day weekend, will you be:
Having fun - 33.8%
Staying home - 47.3%
Working - 18.9%
Total votes: 275 |
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| 09/03/09 |
Should all of Sussex County's central sewer system be operated by the county?
Yes - 75.6%
No - 16.7%
Don't know - 7.7%
Total votes: 221 |
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| 08/31/09 |
Will you get a swine flu vaccination?
Yes - 37%
No - 45.6%
Not sure - 17.5%
Total votes: 338 |
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| 08/27/09 |
How do we pay off trillions of dollars of debt?
Cut back all programs - 25%
Cut back foreign aid - 55%
Declare bankruptcy - 6.8%
Sell something - 2.9%
Don't know - 10.3%
Total votes: 340 |
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| 08/24/09 |
Do you consider the Cape Gazette to be:
Conservative - 26.9%
Liberal - 31.6%
Unbiased - 41.5%
Total votes: 342 |
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| 08/20/09 |
Does Dewey Beach need a public intoxication committee?
Yes - 36.1%
No - 59.3%
Not sure - 4.6%
Total votes: 349 |
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| 08/17/09 |
Should police use Tasers to subdue violent patients in hospital emergency rooms?
Yes - 60.9%
No - 31%
Not sure - 8.2%
Total votes: 294 |
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| 08/13/09 |
How are the bugs this year?
Better than normal - 16%
Worse than normal - 51.4%
About the same as always - 32.6%
Total votes: 282 |
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| 08/10/09 |
Did you know that Sussex County's land-use plan allows for seven times more houses than we have now?
Yes - 10.2%
No - 50.9%
No Way - 38.9%
Total votes: 283 |
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| 08/06/09 |
Do you own a boat?
Yes - 26%
No - 55.3%
I wish - 18.7%
Total votes: 385 |
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| 08/03/09 |
About how much will you pay for air conditioning in July?
$100 or less - 51.7%
$500 or less - 45.5%
$1,000 or less - 1%
Over $1,000 - 1.7%
Total votes: 290 |
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| 07/30/09 |
Do you think the proposed health care reforms will benefit you?
Yes - 20.3%
No - 72.1%
Not sure - 7.6%
Total votes: 369 |
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| 07/26/09 |
Milton Police Chief William Phillips should be:
Reinstated - 33.4%
Dismissed - 44.1%
Not sure - 22.5%
Total votes: 311 |
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| 07/23/09 |
This year, will you have a:
Real vacation - 33.8%
Staycation - 23.4%
No vacation - 42.8%
Total votes: 299 |
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| 07/20/09 |
Should possession of fireworks be legal?
Yes - 49.5%
No - 48.7%
Not sure - 1.8%
Total votes: 380 |
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| 07/16/09 |
Delaware's stance on marijuana use should be:
Softened - 56.2%
Hardened - 28.4%
Left alone - 15.4%
Total votes: 356 |
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| 07/13/09 |
Should the use of cell phones be banned while driving?
Yes - 74%
No - 15%
Not sure - 3.7%
Teens only - 7.3%
Total votes: 427 |
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| 07/09/09 |
Should English be the official language of the United States?
Yes - 94.1%
No - 5.4%
Not sure - 0.6%
Total votes: 522 |
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| 07/06/09 |
Should prostitution be legalized?
Yes - 52.1%
No - 44.7%
Not sure - 3.3%
Total votes: 365 |
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| 07/02/09 |
Would you pull a gun on an armed robber in your home?
Yes - 84.6%
No - 0.7%
Not sure - 4.8%
Total votes: 460 |
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| 06/29/09 |
Do you support public health insurance?
Yes - 46.6%
No - 47.7%
Not sure - 5.7%
Total votes: 350 |
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| 06/25/09 |
Is groundwater from spray wastewater irrigation systems safe to drink?
Yes - 20.1%
No - 54.5%
Not sure - 19.7%
It depends - 5.7%
Total votes: 244 |
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| 06/22/09 |
Is the Cape Region's fresh water supply in danger?
Yes - 62.6%
No - 19.2%
Not sure - 18.2%
Total votes: 214 |
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| 06/18/09 |
To cut state spending, school district consolidation in Delaware has been proposed. Do you:
Support it - 55.4%
Oppose it - 26.1%
Have more questions - 18.5%
Total votes: 287 |
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| 06/11/09 |
Should all students in the Cape Region be taught to swim as part of the curriculum?
Yes - 66.1%
No - 28.5%
Not Sure - 5.4%
Total votes: 410 |
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| 06/08/09 |
Did you buy your child a car for graduation?
Yes - 9.6%
No - 78.7%
I wish! - 11.7%
Total votes: 291 |
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| 06/04/09 |
Senate Bill 94, which enables Compassionate Care Centers and medical marijuana in Delaware, has been introduced. Do you:
Support it - 67.7%
Oppose it - 22.5%
Have questions - 9.8%
Total votes: 427 |
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| 06/01/09 |
Do the current Sussex County stormwater management policies need to be updated?
Yes - 54.8%
No - 12.7%
Not sure - 19.3%
13.3%
Total votes: 166 |
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| 05/28/09 |
Are you a web social networker?
Yes - 32.3%
No - 53.5%
Not really - 9.1%
Not sure - 5.1%
Total votes: 198 |
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| 05/25/09 |
Should the Sussex County Council continue to say the Lord's Prayer before meetings?
Yes - 70.4%
No - 27.3%
Not sure - 2.3%
Total votes: 523 |
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| 05/18/09 |
When should the Town of Milton reveal the findings of its internal police investigation?
Now - 54.9%
After it's resolved - 40.7%
Never - 2.5%
Not sure - 1.8%
Total votes: 275 |
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| 05/14/09 |
Should Delaware require a deposit on all beverage bottles?
Yes - 43.2%
No - 54.5%
Not sure - 2.3%
Total votes: 345 |
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| 05/11/09 |
How do you feel about a shopping center across the street from Cape Henlopen High School?
Like the idea - 22.4%
Dislike the idea - 66.1%
Not sure - 11.6%
Total votes: 398
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| 05/07/09 |
How much will you spend on Mother's Day?
$10 or less - 9.1%
$30 or less - 21.5%
$35 or more - 39.7%
none - 29.8%
Total votes: 242 |
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| 05/04/09 |
How many seconds does it take you to open our front page?
Under 5 - 69.2%
Under 20 - 19.2%
Over 20 - 7.5%
Over 1 minute - 4.1%
Total votes: 266 |
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| 04/30/09 |
Where will you get most of your fresh vegetables this summer?
Farmers Market - 38.4%
Grocery Store - 27.9%
My vegetable garden - 33.7%
Total votes: 276 |
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| 04/27/09 |
Should Delaware reduce its state payroll to address the deficit?
Yes - 56.1%
No - 35%
Not sure - 8.8%
Total votes: 374 |
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| 04/23/09 |
Is national healthcare really possible?
Yes - 44.7%
No - 48.9%
Not sure - 6.4%
Total votes: 358 |
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| 04/20/09 |
Do you feel Delaware police are
Strict - 34.7%
Average - 55.3%
Easy - 10%
Total votes: 291
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| 04/16/09 |
Is the worst of the recession over?
Yes - 25%
No - 60.5%
Not sure - 14.5%
Total votes: 352 |
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| 04/13/09 |
Do you think the price of gas will go up again this summer?
Yes - 94.9%
No - 4.3%
Not sure - 0.8%
Total votes: 255 |
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| 04/09/09 |
Is it possible to eliminate nuclear weapons from the earth?
Yes - 14.8%
No - 79.3%
Not sure - 6%
Total votes: 352 |
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| 04/06/09 |
Which issue concerns you the most?
Economy - 66.2%
Environment - 5.4%
Global Warming - 5.1%
Overpopulation - 10.2%
Terrorism - 13.1%
Total votes: 314
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| 04/02/09 |
Should the stimulus money have gone to people instead of companies?
Yes - 71.4%
No - 21.2%
Not sure - 7.4%
Total votes: 420
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| 03/27/09 |
The City of Lewes is raising property taxes by 25 to balance the budget. Was this the right thing to do?
Yes - 27.7%
No - 61.1%
Not sure - 11.2%
Total votes: 339
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| 03/23/09 |
How much money did you make last year?
Under $20,000 - 15.4%
Between $20,000 and $40,000 - 24.2%
Between $40,000 and $70,000 - 26.2%
Between $70,000 and $100,000 - 16.1%
Over $100,000 - 18.1%
Total votes: 409
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| 03/20/09 |
Should the film society's office be rezoned? (see our news section for the story)
Yes - 33.6%
No - 55.7%
Don't know - 10.7%
Total votes: 131
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| 03/16/09 |
Would you take a paycut to save a colleague's job?
Yes - 45.7%
No - 30.4%
Maybe - 23.9%
Total votes: 381
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| 03/12/09 |
Should police have access to your pages on social networking websites?
Yes - 33.6%
No - 55.7%
Don't know - 10.7%
Total votes: 131
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