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Familiarity has increased slightly since February.  Total Familiarity (Somewhat + Very) has been hovering around the 50 percent mark since early this year.

QUESTION
How familiar do you feel you are with the Lane County budget situation?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted on February 29 through March 2, 2012 and again on July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

This comparison of Eugene mayors, Kitty Piercy and Jim Torrey, respectively, shows a huge gap in how the county perceives them.

Whereas Piercy has a net favorability of +2, Torrey has a net favorability of +33 despite a lower Name ID. This is a net Torrey advantage of 31 points!

Piercy’s latest favorability in the City of Eugene is significantly better than countywide: http://lindholmcompanyblog.com/?p=7863.

QUESTION
Now, I am going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have heard of each. IF HEARD OF … Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of  … Kitty Piercy? … Jim Torrey?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for the survey is 7 percent.

Smart Meters are, on net, seen favorably among Eugeneans.

QUESTION
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of EWEB’s plan to install smart meters?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of City of Eugene likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted May 23-24, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median is 7 percent.

Smart Meter familiarity is at 53 percent. This is about normal for a typical government policy that is not highly controversial.

QUESTION
How familiar are you with smart meters, very familiar, somewhat familiar, somewhat unfamiliar, or very unfamiliar?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of City of Eugene likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted May 23-24, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median is 7 percent.

The “very familiar” and “somewhat familiar” categories were merged to create the “familiar” category.

The support for a Lane County property tax measure that maintained services and increased money for public safety stayed level.

As with the property tax measure that would erase the deficit, the negatives declined and the percentage who are uncertain increased. This implies that the Lane County budget message is getting through. However, it is getting through slowly.

QUESTION
Would you support or oppose a Lane County government countywide property tax levy that would maintain current services levels and add a limited increase dedicated to public safety services?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted on February 29 through March 2, 2012 and again on July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

The support for a Lane County property tax measure to erase the deficit and maintain services increased from February to July. However, the support level is still nowhere near the 50 percent minimum needed to pass.

QUESTION
Would you support or oppose a Lane County government countywide property tax levy that would  erase the Lane County budget deficit and maintain current service levels?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted on February 29 through March 2, 2012 and again on July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

How Lane County voters view the county’s overall direction stayed constant between February and July.

QUESTION
In general, do you feel Lane County is heading in the right direction or do you think things have gotten off on the wrong track?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of random samples of Lane County likely 2012 General Election voters were conducted on February 29 through March 2, 2012 and again on July 9 through 10, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

This shows a bit more of the details of the Taylor vs. Valle citywide Name ID. Besides having a very strong citywide presence, Valle’s ratio of favorables to unfavorables is very high (five to one).

QUESTION:
Now, I am going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have heard of each. IF HEARD OF … Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of _____________?

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of likely 2012 Eugene General Election voters were conducted a May 23 and 24, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

Ward 2 is too small to get a reliable sub sample given the typical sample size for this series of tracking surveys.

One of the interesting developments is that Juan Carlos Valle, who is running in the November runoff against Betty Taylor, already has more Name ID than about half the city councilors.

This polling was conducted in May and was before his pro-EmX press.

QUESTION:
Now, I am going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have heard of each.

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of likely 2012 Eugene General Election voters were conducted a May 23 and 24, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.

Here is the latest polling on Eugene City Councilor citywide Name IDs.

Pat Farr’s Name ID, as noted earlier http://lindholmcompanyblog.com/?p=7975, has increased substantially and he is clearly now the best known city councilor.

QUESTION:
Now, I am going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have heard of each.

METHODOLOGY
200 telephone interviews of likely 2012 Eugene General Election voters were conducted a May 23 and 24, 2012. The margin of error at the sample median for each survey is 7 percent.