After nearly a year in office majority approve of Governor Fallin

After nearly a year on the job, 70 percent of likely Oklahoma voters approve of the way Governor Mary Fallin is doing her job, a recent SoonerPoll.com study reveals. Results from the poll indicate that 69.3 percent of respondents approve, 16.2 percent disapprove, and 14.5 percent either do not have an opinion or do not [...]

President Obama’s approval falls from post-bin Laden rise

President Barack Obama’s approval rating in Oklahoma has fallen 6.3 points since August to 28.9 percent, according to a recent SoonerPoll.com study. The November study found that 28.9 percent of likely Oklahoma voters approve of the way President Barack Obama is doing his job. By comparison, 64.8 percent disapproved and 6.3 percent had no opinion. [...]

Legislation to give auditor authority to initiate audits popular with likely voters

A majority of likely Oklahoma voters would support legislation to give the state auditor the legal authority to initiate systematic performance audits on any or all state agencies, a recent SoonerPoll study shows. Results indicate that 74.2 percent of likely Oklahoma voters polled would support such legislation, 56.6 percent said they would “strongly support” it.  [...]

Poll finds most see difference between OK banks and Wall Street

Most Oklahoma voters agree that Oklahoma banks are different than “Wall Street firms,” a new SoonerPoll study shows. Results indicate that 73.6 percent of likely Oklahoma voters polled agreed with the statement “Oklahoma banks are much different from the “Wall Street firms” that are often referred to as “banks” by the media.” The study found [...]

Gingrich leads Romney by two-to-one margin in Oklahoma

Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich received the support of one-third of the 400 likely Republican Primary voters polled in a recent SoonerPoll.com study. With 33.3 percent plurality, Gingrich leads in Oklahoma by more than a two-to-one margin over former Governor Mitt Romney who came in second with 14.3 percent. [...]

What do Oklahomans say about the Tea Party?

SoonerPoll added a question to the most recent Quarterly Poll that is designed to gain an understanding of why likely Oklahoma voters feel the way they do about the recent political movement known as the Tea Party. We asked likely Oklahoma voters “What one word best describes your impression of the Tea Party?” Results reveal [...]

Poll shows strong public confidence in Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System

A recent SoonerPoll reveals that more than half of likely Oklahoma voters have a favorable opinion of the Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System (OTRS). A 55.9 percent majority of respondents said they have a favorable opinion of the OTRS, while only 23 percent said they had an unfavorable view.  Additional results indicate that OTRS has a [...]

Poll finds most concerned with national debt; support balanced budget amendment

The latest SoonerPoll reveals most likely Oklahoma voters are both concerned about the current national debt and supportive of a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. SoonerPoll asked respondents to use a 0-to-10 scale, where 0 means not concerned at all and 10 means extremely concerned, to rate their concern about the $14 trillion [...]

Are state employees overpaid? Poll finds majority of Oklahoma voters don’t think so

Results from a recent SoonerPoll reveal an overwhelming majority of likely Oklahoma voters do not think state employees are paid too much or that they receive too many benefits Respondents were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with a series of statements.  Results indicate that 85 percent of those polled disagreed with the statement “state [...]

Poll results concerning business incentives and tax breaks create conversation

In July, SoonerPoll conducted the third Quarterly Poll of 2011.   The Quarterly Poll is designed to give individuals or organizations interested in how the public views issues important to them. Considering the amount of attention the newly created Task Force for the Study of State Tax Credits and Economic Incentives has received in recent months, it [...]

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