… South Dakotans are Critical of State and Federal COVID-19 Responses The South Dakota Voter Survey was conducted in the first two weeks of October by The South Dakota Polling Project, a research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. Our survey of 485 registered voters in South Dakota asks respondents about their impressions of government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The margin of error is +/- 4.5%, on par with other … Approximately 52% of South Dakota’s voters express disapproval of the president’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, with about 42% approving, and about 7% neutral. Given the partisan composition of the state, the extent of this weakness is somewhat surprising. A Thin Majority Disapprove of the Way Governor Noem is Handling the Pandemic In our sample of registered …
… two weeks of October by The South Dakota Polling Project , a research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. Our survey of 485 registered voters in South Dakota asks respondents about their impressions of several political figures including the presidential candidates, South Dakota’s congressional delegation and the governor. “Feeling Thermometers” are commonly used by political scientists to measure support of political figures, since it is a very intuitive and sensitive measurement. A score of 100 means a respondent has the warmest … is at 42 amongst all South Dakotans, with Sens. Rounds and Thune measuring 47 and 51, respectively (within the margin of error), Gov. Noem at 49, and Rep. Johnson clearly separated from the rest at 57. While it is unsurprising that Vice President Biden ranks at the bottom, his rating was just under 40, within the margin of error when compared to the …
… South Dakota Voters Remain Largely Supportive of Governor Kristi Noem The South Dakota Voter Survey was conducted in the first two weeks of October by The South Dakota Polling Project , a research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. Our survey of 485 registered voters in South Dakota asks respondents about their impressions of several aspects of Governor Kristi Noem’s performance. In addition to our thermometer measurements we … the governor, we have broken the electorate down into several sub-groups to get a more fine-grained understanding of where the governor’s support is strongest and weakest. It should come to no surprise, given our polarized electorate, that partisanship is the primary lens by which the electorate evaluates the governor. Republicans are strongly supportive of her …
… South Dakotans Are Sharply Divided on COVID-19 Policy and Mitigation Efforts The South Dakota Voter Survey was conducted in the first two weeks of October by The South Dakota Polling Project , a research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. Our survey of 485 registered voters in South Dakota asks respondents about their support of policies designed to slow the spread of COVID-19, including masks. We also question them on their thoughts and concerns about the possibility of a vaccine, should it become available. The margin of error is +/- 4.5%, on par with other state-wide polls. Opinion on a “Mask Mandate” Requiring Face Coverings in Indoor Public Spaces About 56% of …
… on Trade Agreements and Attitudes About China, but Split on Illegal Immigration The South Dakota Voter Survey was conducted in the first two weeks of October by The South Dakota Polling Project , a research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. As a part of the survey, 485 registered voters in South Dakota were asked about their opinions on trade agreements, relations with China, and illegal immigration. South Dakotans are in Favor of More Trade … generally in favor of creating a pathway to US citizenship for illegal immigrants rather than returning them to their countries of origin. Given the extent to which the issue has become politicized, particularly under the Trump presidency, this is quite remarkable. However, a rather large divide exists between Democrats and Republicans on the degree to which this …
… COVID-19 is Significantly Affecting the Lives of South Dakotans The South Dakota Voter Survey was conducted in the first two weeks of October by The South Dakota Polling Project , a research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. Our survey of 485 registered voters in South Dakota asks respondents about a number of ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their daily lives and how they feel about the general impact of the … significantly affects the lives of South Dakotans, despite the fact that we have not adopted nearly as many restrictions as other states. We ask respondents what activities they commonly engaged in before the pandemic and whether they are comfortable doing those same activities now. Only 44% report that they would now eat at a restaurant compared to 95% who …
… 13 and 20. Participants from The South Dakota Voter Survey were invited to share their impressions and opinions about the recent election and the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 236 registered voters in South Dakota responded to the invitation and participated in this survey. The margin of error for this survey is +/- 5%. South Dakotans Believe the Election Was … in the country’s history. The results of the survey we conducted prior to the election revealed that 64% of South Dakotans were concerned about the fairness and integrity of the upcoming election . We reported that 44% Democrats and 78% Republicans, respectively, showed concern about the election fairness. As part of the post-election survey we also asked if … Listed as Reasons for Election Unfairness To further understand why some South Dakotans are concerned about the fairness of the election in other states, we also asked a follow-up open-ended question on why the election was unfair. We then created a “word cloud” to visually represent these answers. This method helped us to identify the words that were used most …
… 13 and 20. Participants from The South Dakota Voter Survey were invited to share their impressions and opinions about the recent election and the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 236 registered voters in South Dakota responded to the invitation and participated in this survey. The margin of error for this survey is +/- 5%. Concerns of Election Fairness Weigh … differences between Trump and Biden voters. Trump voters most often used words such as “disappointed”, “fraud” and “mess” to describe their feelings about the election. Given the outcome of the election and the rhetoric coming from the president who has questioned the election fairness, it seems that Trump voters in South Dakota share the president’s assessment of … Biden voters reported higher levels of stress, fatigue, and loss of sleep than Trump voters. Additionally, 26% of Trump voters and 49% of Biden voters reported that they experienced damaged friendships as a result of political differences. This difference is likely explained by the fact that they are a minority in our state. Regardless of the cause, the fact that …
… The 2020 Presidential Election in Retrospective The South Dakota Polling Project , a research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University, conducted a post-election wave to The South Dakota Voter Survey … Nov. 13 and 20. Participants from The South Dakota Voter Survey were invited to share their impressions and opinions about the recent election and the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 236 registered voters in South Dakota responded to the invitation and participated in this survey. The margin of error for this survey is +/- 5%. The Economy and Supreme Court Nominations … the pre-COVID economy a center point of their messaging. U.S. Supreme Court appointments and foreign policy were also very important to 69% and 68% of Trump voters, respectively. The composition of the Supreme Court has long been a highly salient matter to the Republican base. Trump installed three judges to the Supreme Court, which cemented the ideological balance …