Complete Minnesota Poll results: Vikings Stadium

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Updated: November 6, 2011 - 8:09 AM

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Would you favor or oppose using public money for a new Vikings football stadium?

	October 2010	May 2011	Current
Favor	21%	22%	37%
Oppose	75	74	56
Don't know/Refused	4	4	7

CURRENT	Favor	Oppose	Don't know/refused
Total	37%	56%	7%
Men	46	47	6
Women	27	64	9
Republicans	39	56	5
Democrats	37	54	8
Independents	37	56	7
18-34	40	55	5
35-44	44	48	8
45-64	34	58	8
65+	28	62	10
Under $30,000	32	59	9
$30,000-$49,999	35	59	7
$50,000-$74,999	41	53	6
$75,000 and up	47	43	9
No college	34	59	8
Some college	38	54	7
College grad	40	52	8
7-county metro	40	53	7
Rest of state	34	59	7

How important is it to you that the Vikings stay in Minnesota?

	May 2011	Current
Very important	36%	39%
Somewhat important	30	27
Not too important	14	15
Not at all important	20	20
Don't know/Refused	1	0

CURRENT	Important*	Not important*	Don't know/Refused
Total	65%	34%	1
Men	69	31	0
Women	62	38	0
Republicans	63	37	0
Democrats	65	35	0
Independents	69	31	0
18-34	69	31	0
35-44	64	36	0
45-64	65	34	1
65+	60	39	1
Under $30,000	69	30	1
$30,000-$49,999	61	39	0
$50,000-$74,999	66	34	0
$75,000 and up	70	30	0
No college	65	35	0
Some college	66	34	0
College grad	66	34	0
7-county metro	68	32	0
Rest of state	62	37	1

*"Important" combines "very" and "somewhat" imporant; "Not important" combines "not too" and "not at all" important. Rounding in this and other data accounts for slight differences.

If a new Vikings stadium is built, do you think it should be in Minneapolis or Arden Hills?

	Minneapolis	Arden Hills	Don't know/Refused
Total	45%	37%	18%
Men	39	43	18
Women	50	32	18
Republicans	46	36	19
Democrats	44	36	20
Independents	40	42	18
18-34	53	31	16
35-44	45	38	16
45-64	41	43	16
65+	39	37	23
Under $30,000	49	34	17
$30,000-$49,999	42	42	16
$50,000-$74,999	40	41	18
$75,000 and up	47	39	14
No college	40	41	19
Some college	45	38	17
College grad	51	31	18
7-county metro	48	38	14
Rest of state	41	36	23

If the stadium is built in Minneapolis, do you think it should be located ...

On the Metrodome site	31%
Near Target Field on Farmers Market site	13
Behind the Basilica of St. Mary	2
At any of these 3 sites	38
Don’t know/Refused	15

If there is going to be public funding for a new Vikings stadium, do you think the city or county where it would be located should be responsible for a share of the public costs, or do you think most of the public funding should come from statewide revenues?

	City or county pay their share	Mostly statwide revenues	Don't know/Refused
Total	40%	47%	13%
Men	44	45	11
Women	36	49	15
Republicans	42	45	14
Democrats	34	57	10
Independents	44	42	14
18-34	33	55	12
35-44	48	43	9
45-64	43	44	12
65+	36	44	20
Under $30,000	28	58	15
$30,000-$49,999	41	47	12
$50,000-$74,999	44	45	11
$75,000 and up	48	42	10
No college	39	48	13
Some college	37	51	12
College grad	43	43	14
7-county metro	35	54	11
Rest of state	46	39	15

I’m going to read you a list of the public funding options being considered to help pay for a new Vikings stadium. If a stadium is to be built, please tell me whether you support or oppose each of the following.

	Support	Oppose	Don't know/Refused
Minnesota Lottery Vikings scratch-off game	81	17	2
A racino, which would allow video slots at horseracing tracks	72	27	1
Allowing electronic pulltabs in bars and restaurants	70	28	2
Gambling casino in downtown Minneapolis	60	39	1
A statewide 2-cent tax increase on alcoholic drinks	53	46	1

Do you think a portion of the state’s Legacy funds, which are constitutionally dedicated to the outdoors, environment, arts and cultural heritage, should be used to help fund a new Vikings stadium, or not?

	Yes	No	Don't know/Refused
Total	21%	77%	3%
Men	26	73	1
Women	16	80	5
Republicans	21	73	7
Democrats	22	76	2
Independents	18	80	2
18-34	18	77	4
35-44	20	76	4
45-64	22	77	1
65+	25	74	1
Under $30,000	24	73	3
$30,000-$49,999	17	80	3
$50,000-$74,999	22	74	3
$75,000 and up	19	79	2
No college	24	73	3
Some college	22	74	4
College grad	14	84	2
7-county metro	19	78	3
Rest of state	23	75	3

Source: Star Tribune Minnesota Poll, 807 Minnesota adults, Nov. 2-3. Sampling error +/-4.4 percentage points.

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