| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18953 |
| Where Should Vikings Play? Little Consensus in Minnesota:
Minnesotans remain split on the Metrodome. 1/3 say the Vikings should keep playing without renovating the stadium; 1/3 say the Vikings should renovate the Metrodome but keep playing there, and 1/3 say a new stadium should be built. Gambling, as one way to help pay for a new stadium, is supported 5:4. A downtown casino is preferred over other gambling options. If a new stadium is built, it should be built on the same site, a plurality say. Cell-phone respondents and home-phone respondents included in this research: SurveyUSA interviewed 600 Minnesota adults 01/31/12 through 02/02/12. Of the adults, 542 were registered to vote. This research was conducted using blended sample, mixed mode. Respondents reachable on a home telephone (78% of registered voters) were interviewed on their home telephone in the recorded voice of a professional announcer. Respondents unreachable on a home telephone (22% of registered voters) were shown a visual questionnaire on their smartphone, tablet, laptop or other electronic device. |
 | Should the Minnesota Vikings keep playing football in the Metrodome without renovating it? Should they renovate the stadium and keep playing in it? Or should a new stadium be built? |
| 542 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | College | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Twin Cit | S MN | W MN | NE MN | |
| Keep Playing, Don't Renovate | 29% | 26% | 32% | 32% | 30% | 25% | 30% | 31% | 27% | 27% | 29% | 31% | 27% | 30% | 36% | 28% | 41% | 24% | 26% | 31% | 34% | 24% | 36% | 30% | 19% | 28% | 37% | 28% | 27% |
| Renovate Metrodome | 36% | 30% | 42% | 34% | 33% | 42% | 32% | 33% | 38% | 43% | 34% | 36% | 40% | 32% | 29% | 36% | 26% | 39% | 39% | 33% | 36% | 37% | 38% | 37% | 33% | 37% | 35% | 37% | 32% |
| Build New Stadium | 28% | 38% | 19% | 26% | 34% | 25% | 29% | 30% | 27% | 25% | 29% | 28% | 26% | 32% | 30% | 29% | 25% | 30% | 25% | 28% | 26% | 30% | 20% | 24% | 42% | 29% | 22% | 31% | 30% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 8% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 12% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 27% | 25% | 30% | 17% | 52% | 48% | 22% | 78% | 23% | 38% | 37% | 7% | 87% | 27% | 48% | 22% | 18% | 35% | 47% | 25% | 46% | 29% | 59% | 13% | 14% | 14% |
 | Should legalized gambling be expanded in Minnesota to raise revenue to help finance a new stadium for the Vikings? |
| 542 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | College | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Twin Cit | S MN | W MN | NE MN | |
| Yes | 50% | 64% | 36% | 49% | 52% | 46% | 55% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 50% | 55% | 45% | 53% | 56% | 51% | 50% | 53% | 40% | 58% | 49% | 46% | 42% | 49% | 56% | 49% | 49% | 57% | 45% |
| No | 39% | 32% | 46% | 38% | 35% | 45% | 35% | 37% | 41% | 42% | 38% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 44% | 38% | 35% | 37% | 49% | 32% | 40% | 41% | 43% | 38% | 39% | 38% | 38% | 37% | 46% |
| Not Sure | 11% | 5% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 0% | 11% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 6% | 13% | 14% | 5% | 8% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 27% | 25% | 30% | 17% | 52% | 48% | 22% | 78% | 23% | 38% | 37% | 7% | 87% | 27% | 48% | 22% | 18% | 35% | 47% | 25% | 46% | 29% | 59% | 13% | 14% | 14% |
 | If legalized gambling were expanded to raise revenue for a new Vikings stadium, which would you prefer? Electronic pulltabs? Slot machines at horse-racing tracks, called "Racinos"? A casino in downtown Minneapolis? Or something else? |
| 542 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | College | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Twin Cit | S MN | W MN | NE MN | |
| Electronic Pulltabs | 10% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 13% | 14% | 6% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 10% |
| Racinos | 23% | 24% | 22% | 20% | 24% | 24% | 23% | 22% | 24% | 21% | 23% | 22% | 26% | 20% | 20% | 23% | 29% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 23% | 25% | 18% | 23% | 25% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 20% |
| Casino In Downtown Minneapolis | 38% | 43% | 34% | 49% | 41% | 35% | 25% | 45% | 31% | 46% | 36% | 33% | 41% | 40% | 41% | 38% | 30% | 38% | 49% | 41% | 39% | 37% | 36% | 40% | 38% | 39% | 32% | 45% | 36% |
| Something Else | 21% | 20% | 22% | 12% | 21% | 22% | 31% | 17% | 25% | 12% | 23% | 24% | 15% | 24% | 23% | 20% | 25% | 19% | 17% | 29% | 18% | 20% | 27% | 20% | 17% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 24% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 6% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 6% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 5% | 11% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 27% | 25% | 30% | 17% | 52% | 48% | 22% | 78% | 23% | 38% | 37% | 7% | 87% | 27% | 48% | 22% | 18% | 35% | 47% | 25% | 46% | 29% | 59% | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| 4 | If a new Vikings stadium is built, should it be located in Arden Hills? In Minneapolis at the Metrodome site? At a different downtown Minneapolis site? In Shakopee? Or somewhere else? |
| 542 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | College | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Twin Cit | S MN | W MN | NE MN | |
| Arden Hills | 23% | 30% | 17% | 21% | 26% | 22% | 24% | 23% | 23% | 21% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 23% | 27% | 24% | 29% | 23% | 17% | 18% | 26% | 22% | 19% | 23% | 26% | 23% | 19% | 26% | 25% |
| Metrodome Site | 40% | 35% | 44% | 35% | 37% | 47% | 36% | 36% | 43% | 39% | 40% | 36% | 44% | 36% | 38% | 39% | 27% | 46% | 44% | 30% | 41% | 43% | 36% | 41% | 42% | 42% | 35% | 37% | 33% |
| Different Downtown Minneapolis Site | 6% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 12% | 5% |
| Shakopee | 14% | 15% | 14% | 22% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 18% | 13% | 19% | 11% | 14% | 18% | 14% | 20% | 11% | 13% | 19% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 28% | 12% | 10% |
| Somewhere Else | 7% | 6% | 8% | 2% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 2% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 8% | 10% |
| Not Sure | 10% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 17% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 15% | 6% | 17% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 27% | 25% | 30% | 17% | 52% | 48% | 22% | 78% | 23% | 38% | 37% | 7% | 87% | 27% | 48% | 22% | 18% | 35% | 47% | 25% | 46% | 29% | 59% | 13% | 14% | 14% |
 | Should any tax dollars be used to help finance a new stadium for the Vikings? Or should any new stadium be built entirely with private funding? |
| 542 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | College | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Twin Cit | S MN | W MN | NE MN | |
| Tax Dollars | 22% | 31% | 14% | 20% | 26% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 22% | 18% | 24% | 24% | 22% | 22% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 25% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 27% | 15% | 22% | 30% | 24% | 14% | 28% | 18% |
| Entirely With Private Funding | 68% | 62% | 73% | 75% | 65% | 68% | 61% | 70% | 65% | 77% | 65% | 67% | 65% | 71% | 68% | 67% | 72% | 63% | 75% | 68% | 72% | 64% | 72% | 68% | 61% | 66% | 72% | 62% | 76% |
| Not Sure | 10% | 7% | 13% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 17% | 7% | 13% | 5% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 7% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 12% | 7% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 14% | 10% | 6% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 27% | 25% | 30% | 17% | 52% | 48% | 22% | 78% | 23% | 38% | 37% | 7% | 87% | 27% | 48% | 22% | 18% | 35% | 47% | 25% | 46% | 29% | 59% | 13% | 14% | 14% |
 | Should there be a public vote before any taxes are raised to pay for a Vikings stadium? |
| 542 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.6 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | College | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Twin Cit | S MN | W MN | NE MN | |
| Yes | 77% | 70% | 83% | 81% | 83% | 77% | 62% | 82% | 72% | 93% | 73% | 76% | 75% | 79% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 78% | 79% | 80% | 79% | 73% | 77% | 76% | 77% | 76% |
| No | 15% | 22% | 9% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 19% | 14% | 16% | 7% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 19% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 8% | 12% | 24% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 19% | 5% | 12% | 0% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 13% | 8% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 8% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 27% | 25% | 30% | 17% | 52% | 48% | 22% | 78% | 23% | 38% | 37% | 7% | 87% | 27% | 48% | 22% | 18% | 35% | 47% | 25% | 46% | 29% | 59% | 13% | 14% | 14% |