… 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 …
… The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives of South Dakotans The South Dakota COVID Impact Survey was conducted from April 12 to 25, 2021 by The South Dakota Polling Project , a research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. A total of 3,057 registered voters in South Dakota completed our survey about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their daily lives, alongside questions on political beliefs given the partisan polarization of the policy response to …
… South Dakotans’ Opinions on the Access to Abortion The 2022 South Dakota Election Study was conducted between Sept. 28 and Oct. 10, 2022 by The South Dakota Polling Project, a non-partisan research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. This poll is similar to election surveys conducted in May 2022 and Oct. 2020. In this survey, 565 registered South Dakota voters answered questions about the upcoming November election. The margin of error of this survey was +/- 4 percent, on par with other state-wide polls. In this press release, we explore South Dakotans’ attitudes toward …
… 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 Dakota Polling Project offers presidential primary preview, weighs opinions on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Political scientists in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State … candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Researchers David Wiltse, associate professor of political science, and Filip Viskupic, assistant professor of political science, surveyed 782 registered voters in the Fall 2023 Poll conducted by the South Dakota Polling Project from Nov. 18 to Dec. 4, 2023. The voters answered questions about political figures and policy … American and Global Studies. The public opinion polls randomly sampled from the South Dakota Voter File of all registered voters in the state and weighted the data on known population parameters to closely match the characteristics of the state’s population. "We started the poll in 2020, both for our own research in public health matters and for questions that are …
… South Dakota Polling Project weighs voters’ opinions on abortion access, recreational marijuana Political scientists in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University have … access and recreational marijuana. Researchers David Wiltse, associate professor of political science, and Filip Viskupic, assistant professor of political science, surveyed 782 registered voters in the Fall 2023 Poll conducted by the South Dakota Polling Project from Nov. 18 to Dec. 4, 2023. The voters answered questions about political figures and policy … American and Global Studies. The public opinion polls randomly sampled from the South Dakota Voter File of all registered voters in the state and weighted the data on known population parameters to closely match the characteristics of the state’s population. "We started the poll in 2020, both for our own research in public health matters and for questions that are …
… The South Dakota Polling Project captures pulse of South Dakota electorate Several political scientists in the School of the American and Global Studies are capturing the pulse of the South Dakota … researchers fulfilling the university’s land-grant mission, using their skills to serve the public interest while generating new knowledge.” Developing polls “The research question comes first and then we figure out how best to go about answering that question,” Wiltse said. “We carefully construct the survey to answer as many outstanding research questions as we can.” To do the polls, the researchers purchased a data file with the addresses of every registered voter in South Dakota from the Secretary of State. They randomly choose from that list and send letters inviting voters to go to the Question Pro website and enter the …
… at South Dakota State University. This poll builds upon similar surveys conducted by The South Dakota Polling Project in April 2021 and August 2021 . In this survey, nearly 1,200 registered voters in South Dakota answered questions about current issues and about the upcoming Republican Party primary elections. The margin of error of this survey was +/- 3%, on par with other state-wide polls. As a part of the survey we also included questions on … following cues from a Democratic president. It is also plausible that some Republicans are taking cues from the former President who remains very popular in Republican circles. Trump openly talks about his close relationship with President Putin. He also described Putin’s move to formally recognize the two separatist republics in eastern Ukraine and the movement of …
… Incumbents Have Solid Support in the Republican Primary and South Dakotans Support the Impeachment and Removal of Attorney General from Office The Spring 2022 SDSU Poll was conducted from May 2 to May 15, 2022 by The South Dakota Polling Project , a research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. This poll builds upon similar surveys conducted by The South Dakota Polling Project in April 2021 and August 2021 . In this survey, nearly 1,200 registered voters in South Dakota answered questions about current issues and about the upcoming Republican Party primary elections. The margin of error of this survey was +/- 3 %, on par with other state-wide polls. The Republican Primaries for Governor, U.S. Senate and …
… in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. This poll is similar to election surveys conducted in May 2022 and October 2020. In this survey, 565 registered South Dakota voters answered questions about the upcoming November election. The margin of error of this survey was +/- 4 percent, on par with other state-wide polls. In previous press releases, we looked at South Dakotan’s preferences … South Dakota where medical access is a real burden for many citizens across the state. When any policy is forwarded that might alleviate these costs in any way, people will be more open to policies that may run counter to their ideological orientation simply because they see an urgent need for relief. We also compared rural and urban support on Amendment D and …