PolitiPoll October 2022: A New Hope

A new month and a New Administration, it’s time to see what the people think about the new Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and the various issues that shape our day to day live. You can Navigate between sections by pressing the ‘next’ button or, if you have access to a keyboard, by pressing the right arrow key.

Executive Approval Ratings

The Governor

Richard Starr is our new Governor, and overall has performed quite well in the initial polling in september and polling at the beginning of this month with a 53.6% Approval Rating.

The Lieutenant Governor

This is the first time we will be keeping track of Lieutenant Governor approval. Lt. Governor Adrian Jax was a proven candidate on the campaign trail and that popularity has followed into the First Term of their Governorship with a 48% approval rating, with 34% undecided and 18% disapproval rate.

Government Satisfaction

Legislature Satisfaction

Overall, Satisfaction in the legislature has bounced back from last congress with over 50% reporting some positive level of satisfaction with the legislature.

Law Enforcement Satisfaction

Justice System Satisfaction

Representative Approval Ratings

We are trialing a new measure to test the popularity of Representatives as the term progresses to see what actions are proving popular. The question was the same for all five representatives. “Do you approve of Representative …” These are our first/initial findings.

Audrey Storm

Cooper Bergowitz

Joanna Poole

Oliver Hall

Ryyan Avery

We didn’t ask participants to justify their answer in this circumstance.

Policy Questions

Q1: Do you Trust your Government?

This months survey found that 34% of respondents trust their government while 64.2% did not trust their government. Trust in the Government has grown by 16%~ since August.

Q2: Are Law Enforcement Officers ensuring the safety of citizens in the state?

We asked respondents if they believed that Law Enforcement were ensuring the safety of citizens. 60.4% said they didn’t believe in that Law Enforcement were while 20.8% said they believed Law Enforcement was ensuring the safety of citizens. 18.9% were unsure.

Q3: Will the ‘EV Rebate Act’ get you to consider upgrading or buying a new EV?

We asked respondents if they were considering upgrading or buying a new elective vehicles (EV) regarding the new EV Rebate Act which has since passed into law. We found that 52.8% were not considering a move to electric vehicles while 34.% were considering. 13.2% were unsure.

Q4: Should more Steps be taken to ensure the security of Election Candidates?

After the attack against Governor candidate Karly Stark, we asked respondents if steps should be taken to ensure the security of candidates. We found that 50.9% said more steps should be taken while 30.2% said more steps shouldn’t be taken. 18.9% were unsure.

Q5: Do you believe a Committee on Oversight will ‘ensure proper oversight of government agencies.’?

H.R. 155 aimed to institute a Committee on Oversight however it failed to pass in the legislature. We found that 62.3% didn’t believe that the committee would ensure proper oversight while 28.3% would. 9.4% were unsure.

The Peoples Thoughts

At the end of some sections and the survey we asked respondents to share their thoughts or continue their thoughts about the state. Overall we have seen a consensus of concern with the Judiciary and the Department of Justice after the botched Elizabeth Walker Case. Users went on to ask if the Judge should be impeached. On the final day of the survey the legislature had introduced Impeachment Articles. There was also continued concern regarding the Department of Labor and Commerce and allegations made in the last congress.

There were many issues outside a broad consensus of concern such as the new Criminal Code updates and the ‘Enemy of the State’ declaration made by the Governor. One respondent saying

Gov. Starr has declared a group freedom loving protesters as “Enemy Of The State” in an official declaration this past week, that should tell you all you need to know about this FASCIST TYRANT!

RESPONDENT TO THE POLITIPOLL SURVEY IN OCTOBER 2022

Another enquired

What the Hell is an enemy of the State, are they not terrorists?!?

RESPONDENT TO THE POLITIPOLL SURVEY IN OCTOBER 2022

There has been a mixed reaction to the declaration however as it occurred during the polling we were unable to add a question to enquire further.

Overall the people seem happy with the new congress, however we are now leaving the honeymoon period, the real test begins now for the new Governor and the Legislature.

Special thanks to all those who helped answer questions this month, if you missed out this month and want to contribute we typically run Politipoll on the first weekend of every month (unless there is an election occurring.)