Ohio Public Opinion on Redistricting and State Legislative Issues

The Ohio Public Ray C. Bliss Institute conducted the 2014 Akron Buckeye Poll to gather insights on redistricting, state legislative district opinions, potential redistricting views, support for increasing legislative terms, and more. Results show a split on whether redistricting has helped or hurt the state, with preferences for a non-partisan panel or a bipartisan board to oversee the redistricting process. Most respondents support increasing the state legislative terms and believe a legislator should learn the job in less than 5 years.

• Ohio
• Redistricting
• Legislative districts
• Public opinion
• Akron Buckeye Poll

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1. Governing Controversies: A View from the Ohio Public Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics University of Akron

2. 2014 Akron Buckeye Poll Conducted by the Center for Marketing and Opinion Research for the Bliss Institute in April 2014. The survey was a random sample of 1,078 registered voters in Ohio, including both landline and cell phone components. Margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. Same methodology for Akron Buckeye polls conducted in 2005 and 2007.

3. Redistricting Question Some people say that the way state legislative districts are drawn has produced poor government in Ohio and has hurt the state. Other people say that the way state legislative districts are drawn has produced good government in Ohio and helped the state. Which position comes closest to your view... has the way legislative districts are drawn helped or hurt the state? (1) Poor government, hurt the state (2) Good government, helped the state

4. 2104 Redistricting has: Helped state 26% Hurt state 48% No Opinion 26%

5. Redistricting Views 2014 and 2007 26% Helped state 22% 48% 2014 Hurt state 2007 50% 26% No Opinion 28%

6. Redistricting process should be: Replaced by non-partisan panel 44% Replaced by bipartisan board 33% Kept as is 17% No Opinion 6%

7. Potential redistricting views: Non-partisan panel only 7% Accept bipartisan panel 37% Bipartisan panel only 33% Kept as is 17% No opinion 6%

8. Support increasing state legislative terms by two years? (4 years for representatives, 6 years for senators) Yes 61% No 36% No opinion 3%

9. How long should it take a legislator to learn the job? Less than 5 years 62% 5 to 10 years 28% More than 10 years 7% No Opinion 3%

10. Term Limits Question Some people say that term limits have produced poor government in Ohio and have hurt the state. Other people say that term limits have produced good government in Ohio and have helped the state. Which position comes closest to your view... have term limits helped or hurt the state? (1) Poor government, hurt the state (2) Good government, helped the state

11. 2014 Term Limits have: Helped the state 57% Hurt the state 30% No Opinion 13%

12. Term Limits Views 2014 and 2005 2014 2005 57% Helped the state 59% 30% Hurt the state 30% 13% No Opinion 11%

13. Term Limits should be: Kept at eight years 70% Extended to twelve years 13% Repealed altogether 12% No Opinion 5%

14. Potential term limits views: 8 year limit only 38% Accept 12 year limit 32% 12 year limit 13% Repeal term limits 12% No opinion 5%

15. Potential Support for Extending Term Limits % Persuaded % Total Support If length of term increased by two years 37% 64% INITIAL PERSUADABLES 32% 57% If redistricting reform included 27% 54% If lifetime limit imposed 27% 54% If Supreme Court limited 25% 52% If legislative leaders terms limited 23% 50% If local officials limited 22% 49% If applied to new members only 21% 47%

16. Early Voting has: Helped state 60% Hurt state 27% No Opinion 13%

17. Early voting process should be: Kept as is - up to 4 weeks, for any reason 51% Changed to 2 weeks, for any reason 18% Returned to voting on election day, except for good reasons 29% No Opinion 2%

18. Governing Controversies: A View from the Ohio Public Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics University of Akron