Dan Nataf Ph.D.Director
Center for the Study of Local Issues
Anne Arundel Community College101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012-1895http:www2.aacc.edu/csli
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F '03 S '04 F '04 S '05 F '05 S '06 F '06 S '07 F '07 S '08 F '08 S '09 F '09 Mean
Economy
Taxes – too high
Crime
Education
Growth/development
Traffic congestion/problems
Fall 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2008
Spring 2008
Median
How would you rate economic conditions in… excellent, good, only fair or poor?
How would you rate economic conditions (% saying excellent or good) by employment category
How would you rate economic conditions ( % saying excellent or good) by income, gender, marital status, race, party, ideology
How would you rate economic conditions by “does X condition apply” - % saying excellent or good
Anne Arundel County
Economic Condition This year
Next year
Future year
Median year
N.A.
A stabilization of housing values 8 35 51 2012 7A return to steady growth of the economy
5 32 59 2012 5
A major reduction in the unemployment rate
4 31 61 2012 4
A return to a better balance between revenues and expenditures for state and local government budgets
3 16 68 2014 13
A return to a better balance between revenues and expenditures for the federal government’s budget
3 10 73 2015 14
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% Saying “Better”
Health Care Quality/Access
Budget cutting measure About right
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big
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The governor’s policy of making state employees take three to 10 days of unpaid leave
51 37 7 6
Laying off 200 state employees 38 45 7 9The proposal to cut $210 million in state aid to localities in Maryland
32 41 8 19
The proposal to cut $15 million in local aid to Anne Arundel County
31 47 9 13
Cutting a combined $30 million in health-related funding
23 60 6 11
Support Oppose Unsure N.A.
Maintaining the tuition freeze at the University of Maryland
79 15 5 1
Maintaining the level of state funding for public schools
78 17 4 1
Requiring school employees to take several unpaid days off
36 59 4 1
Shifting the cost of teachers’ pensions to local governments
24 58 15 4
All Dem Rep Ind. D-RMaintaining the tuition freeze at the University of Maryland 79 79 79 85 0Maintaining the level of state funding for public schools 78 81 76 77 5Requiring school employees to take several unpaid days off 36 39 36 30 3Shifting the cost of teachers’ pensions to local governments 24 23 28 20 -5
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The governor’s policy of making state employees take three to 10 days of unpaid leave
51 55 50 47 5
Laying off 200 state employees
38 37 40 46 -3
The proposal to cut $210 million in state aid to localities in Maryland
32 29 39 36 -10
The proposal to cut $15 million in local aid to Anne Arundel County
31 30 36 27 -6
Cutting a combined $30 million in health-related funding
23 17 30 28 -13
O’Malley doing poor job %
Ideology Conservative 55
Moderate 33Liberal 10
Conservative-Liberal 45Party
Democrat 21Republican 62Independent 38
Democrat-Republican -41
% saying “support”
% saying “about right” O’Malley’s job balancing budgetGood=13%; Okay=42%; Poor=38%
Main problem… Overall Dem Rep Unaffil. D-R
Deficit/Debt 10 7 15 7 -8Budget/Overspending 8 5 11 8 -6Defense/Homeland Sec./Terrorism
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Economy 21 20 22 17 -2Unemployment 4 3 3 8 0Taxes 2 2 3 3 -1Wars in Afghan/Iraq 9 12 4 15 8Health care 18 20 15 19 5Environment/Climate change 2 3 0 0 3Education 1 3 0 0 3
National Issues:: Presidential job approval
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CSLI Gallup
Bush
Obama
% approving of president’s job by party
Demographics
Party Non33 Dist 33 DiffDem 46 33 13Rep 37 39 -2Unaffiliated 12 19 -7Ideology Con 35 36 -1Mod 46 42 4Lib 15 16 -1Education HS or less 15 13 2Some Coll 35 29 6BA 23 27 -4PostGrad 22 27 -5Income Under $75k 36 30 6Over $75k 49 57 -8
AttitudesWhich party do you trust Non33 Dist 33 DiffDem 41 29 12Rep 30 22 8Neither 23 38 -15Presidential Job Approval Approve 48 45 3 Disapprove 41 46 -5O'Malley Okay/Good job 55 55 0Fed Policy Confident Not Effective 47 49 -2Health Care unavailable 35 27 8Health Care Quality Better 2020 31 26 5Health Care Access Better 2020 32 31 1Unemployment applies 25 22 3Taxes too high applies 60 57 3
Overlay of Legislative and Councilmanic Districts