DBR Oakland 1021 Results V2 (29) - 1
DBR Oakland 1021 Results V2 (29) - 1
DBR Oakland 1021 Results V2 (29) - 1
1. IF CELL PHONE: Are you in a safe place where you can take a survey over your cell phone?
Yes 100
2. Are you employed as a news reporter, an elected official, staff to an elected official, or as a high-level
employee of local government?
No 100
3. In November of next year, there will be an election for governor, members of Congress, and state and
local offices.
What are the chances that you will vote in that election?
Please use a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 means you will definitely vote and 0 means you will definitely not
vote, and 5 means you’re 50/50.
6 0
7 0
8 4
9 4
10 92
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4. Just in general, do you think things in Oakland are moving in the right direction or are they off on the
wrong track?
Right direction 17
Wrong track 63
Don’t know 20
5. Would you say that the overall quality of life in Oakland has become better in the past few years, become
worse, or stayed about the same?
Better 8
Worse 66
Stayed about the same 23
Don’t know 3
6. And what do you feel are the major issues facing Oakland today?
Homelessness/ Panhandling 49
Affordable Housing/ Cost of Rents 23
Crime/ Public Safety 47
Transportation/ Infrastructure 4
Education 5
Poverty/ Income Inequality 6
Gentrification/ Displacement 4
Illegal Dumping/ Trash in Streets 9
Cost of Living 3
Corruption/ Government 3
Growth/ Development/ Land use 1
Not Enough Police/ Inadequate Police 8
The Economy/ Jobs 5
Taxes 1
Police Brutality/ Racial Profiling 2
Social Issues – Abortion/ Gay Marriage/ Racism 3
Traffic 2
Healthcare 2
The Budget 2
Health of Small/ Local Business 0
Other 3
Pandemic 1
Climate / Environment 2
Don't know 4
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SECTION 2. ELECTIONS
As you may know, in Oakland City elections, voters are asked to rank their top choices for candidate contests.
7. Understanding that the election is still far away, and you may want more information about the
candidates before making a decision, if the election for Mayor of Oakland were held today and these were
the candidates, who would be your first choice?
8. IF CHOICE: And who would be your second choice?
Q7 Q8 Total
Loren Taylor, City Councilmember 9 2 11
Sheng Thao, City Councilmember 3 4 6
Treva Reid, City Councilmember 3 1 4
Rebecca Kaplan, City Councilmember 14 6 20
Ces Butner, Port Commissioner 1 1 1
Derreck Johnson, Small Business Owner 2 2 4
Ignacio De La Fuente, Former City Councilmember 3 4 7
Greg Hodge, Youth Development Consultant 2 2 3
Ken Houston, Community Advocate 1 1 2
Phil Tagami, Oakland Developer 2 0 2
Completely undecided 62 17 79
Would not vote 0 1 1
No Second Choice -- 62 62
9. If the election for Oakland City Auditor were held today, would you vote to…
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SECTION 3. FAVORABILITY
(Now I’m going to read / Next are) the names of some individuals. For each one, please (tell me / indicate) if you
have a favorable or unfavorable opinion. If you have not heard of the name, just (say so indicate that).
23. Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way the Oakland City Council is handling its job?
Approve strongly 3
→25%
Approve somewhat 22
Disapprove somewhat 26
→63%
Disapprove strongly 37
Don’t know 13
24. Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job Libby Schaaf is doing as Mayor?
Approve strongly 11
→35%
Approve somewhat 24
Disapprove somewhat 22
→60%
Disapprove strongly 37
Don’t know 6
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25. Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job Courtney Ruby is doing as City Auditor?
Approve strongly 6
→20%
Approve somewhat 13
Disapprove somewhat 7
→17%
Disapprove strongly 10
Don’t know 64
26. Because of term limits in Oakland, Mayor Libby Schaaf is not eligible to run for reelection next year. If
Mayor Schaaf could run again, would you vote to reelect her or to replace her?
Reelect 25
Replace 58
Don’t know 18
27. If Mayor Schaaf endorsed a candidate for Mayor of Oakland, would her endorsement make you [ROTATE]
[more likely to vote for that candidate], [less likely to vote for that candidate], or would it make no
difference in your vote?
(Now I’m going to read / Next are) some things a candidate for Mayor might focus on. Please (tell me, indicate)
whether each would make you more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely to vote for that candidate, or if it
would make no difference in your vote.
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SECTION 5. CRIME
37. Next, how much are you personally concerned about crime in Oakland?
Very concerned 67
Somewhat concerned 20
Slightly concerned 8
Not concerned at all 5
Don’t know 1
Getting better 3
Getting worse 73
Staying the same 19
Don’t know 5
39. Which of the following are you personally most concerned about?
40. How safe do you personally feel from property crime, like car break-ins and theft?
Very safe 6
→29%
Somewhat safe 23
Somewhat unsafe 34
→68%
Very unsafe 34
Don’t know 1
Prefer not to say 2
41. How safe do you personally feel from violent crime, like assault or gun violence?
Very safe 10
→39%
Somewhat safe 29
Somewhat unsafe 32
→58%
Very unsafe 26
Don’t know 1
Prefer not to say 2
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Next please (tell me / indicate) whether you support or oppose the following proposals for Oakland to address
crime and public safety.
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SECTION 6. DEMOGRAPHICS
Under 35 24
35-44 20
45-54 16
55-64 16
65+ 25
Prefer not to say 0
Latino or Hispanic 11
White or Caucasian 35
Black or African American 34
Asian American or Pacific Islander 11
Native American 1
Middle Eastern or North African 1
A combination of these (SPECIFY: ______) 3
Something else (SPECIFY: ______) 0
Prefer not to say 5
Chinese 39
Filipino 9
Vietnamese 11
Japanese 7
Korean 5
South Asian 5
Southeast Asian 14
Pacific Islander 0
Other (Specify: _____) 9
Prefer not to say 2
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50. How many years have you lived in Oakland?
1 Year or Less 2
2-5 Years 14
6-10 Years 12
11-20 Years 23
21-30 Years 18
More than 30 Years 29
Prefer not to say 3
Yes 23
No 77
Prefer not to say 1
52. Do you currently own or rent your home or apartment, or do you have another housing situation?
Own 53
Rent 39
Other 7
Prefer not to say 1
Yes 36
No 50
Don’t know 11
Prefer not to say 3
Progressive 40
Liberal 28
Moderate 20
Conservative 6
Other (Specify: _____) 1
Don’t know 6
55. For whom did you vote in the 2020 election for President, or did you skip that election?
Donald Trump 4
Joe Biden 82
Someone else 8
Don’t remember 0
Prefer not to say 6
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56. And do you consider yourself heterosexual, bisexual, gay or lesbian, or something else?
Heterosexual 72
Bisexual 6
Gay/Lesbian 13
Other (____) 4
Don’t know 1
Prefer not to say 5
Female 56
Male 44
Other (Specify: _____) 0
DEMOCRAT 77
REPUBLICAN 4
NO PARTY PREFERENCE 16
MINOR PARTY 3
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