The SLU/YouGov Poll
In 2020, 老司机福利网 launched the SLU/YouGov poll to provide researchers and policymakers with a scientific assessment of Missouri public opinion.
August 2024 Poll Results
In August, the SLU/YouGov Poll surveyed 900 likely Missouri voters to assess their opinions concerning the 2024 U.S. Presidential, US Senate, and Missouri statewide elections, Missouri political actors, gun policies, minimum wage, cell phone policies in schools, four-day school weeks, and other issues important to Missouri voters.
- August 2024 SLU/YouGov Poll Press Release
- August 2024 SLU/YouGov Poll Top Line Results
- August 2024 SLU/YouGov Poll Results with Demographic and Party Cross Tabs
- August 2024 SLU/YouGov Poll Results for "Missouri's Favorite NFL Team"
Analyses of August 2024 Poll from SLU/YouGov Poll Team
- Put the Phones Away: Voters Support Cell Phone Bans in Schools by Ashley Donaldson Burle, Ph.D.
- Voters鈥 Views on the Quality of Missouri鈥檚 Public Schools by Abigail Medler, MPA, and Courtney Vahle, Ed.D.
- Missouri Voters Continue to Oppose Four-day School Weeks by Ashley Donaldson Burle, Ph.D.
- Missouri Has Extremely Weak Gun Control Laws, Yet Our SLU/YouGov Poll Shows that Missouri鈥檚 Likely Voters Favor More Gun Control by Kenneth Warren, Ph.D.
- SLU/YouGov Poll Shows that Missouri Has Turned Rather Suddenly from a Competitive State into a Solid Red State by Kenneth Warren, Ph.D.
- SLU/You Gov Poll Shows that Missouri Voters Will Approve Major Missouri Ballot Propositions on November 5th, Involving Reproductive Health Rights, Sports Betting, and Raising the Minimum Wage by Kenneth Warren, Ph.D.
- SLU/YouGov Poll Shows that Missourians Favor Sports Betting, Want Owners to Pay for their Own Stadiums, and Not Surprisingly, Say the Cardinals Is their Favorite Baseball Team by Kenneth Warren, Ph.D.
- Missouri Voters Favor Later School Start Times to Meet Adolescent Sleep Needs
by Courtney Vahle, Ed.D.
SLU/YouGov Poll brings national attention to Missouri politics, receiving coverage from The Washington Post, Politico and MSNBC, amongst other outlets. To get the latest updates, follow the SLUYouGov Poll team on .
Approval Ratings of National and State Political Actors
2024 Elections
2024 Ballot Initiatives: Abortion, Sports Betting, and Minimum Wage
Likely voters' responses to 'Would you support the above ballot proposition?': 52% Yes, 34% No, and 14% Not sure. Democratic voters' responses: ' 80% Yes, 11% No, and 10% Not sure. Republican voters' responses: 32% Yes, 51% No, and 18% Not sure.
Likely voters' responses to 'Would you support the above ballot proposition?': 50% Yes, 30% No, and 21% Not sure. Democratic voters' responses: ' 58% Yes, 17% No, and 24% Not sure. Republican voters' responses: 44% Yes, 35% No, and 21% Not sure.
Likely voters' responses to 'Would you support the above ballot proposition?': 57% Yes, 30% No, and 14% Not sure. Democratic voters' responses: ' 87% Yes, 5% No, and 8% Not sure. Republican voters' responses: 37% Yes, 44% No, and 20% Not sure.
Gun Policies
Professional Sports Facilities and Favorite Sports Teams
Approximately what percentages of the costs of the construction of professional sports facilities (e.g., stadiums and arenas) should the following be responsible for鈥wners of the teams? Average Response: 67% Median Response 70% 鈥he Missouri state government? Average Response 17% Median Response 12.5% Average Response 17% Median Response 15%; Above figures are rounded percentages. Respondents were presented with three slider bars where respondents allocated percentages of costs to 鈥淥wners of the teams,鈥 鈥淭he Missouri state government,鈥 and 鈥淟ocal governments (e.g., cities and counties).鈥 Percentages were restricted to add up to 100%.
Learning and Preparation in High Schools
Cell Phone Usage in Schools
Likely voters' responses to 'Do you support or oppose ... Prohibiting high school students from accessing their cell phones during class?': 79% Support, 14% Oppose, and 7% Not Sure. Democratic voters' responses: ' 72% Support, 20% Oppose, and 9% Not Sure. Republican voters' responses: 85% Support, 10% Oppose, and 5% Not Sure.
Start Times and Four-Day School Week
Statewide Opinion Over Time
About the SLU/YouGov Poll
The SLU/YouGov Poll fills a void in the study of public opinion in Missouri. No other academic institution regularly conducts a non-partisan, scientific survey of Missouri voters and publicly makes its results available to citizens, researchers and policymakers. The SLU/YouGov Poll aligns with SLU's Jesuit mission to pursue Truth for the common good. It also contributes to the mission of 鈥渇aith that does justice鈥 by informing SLU鈥檚 surrounding communities to improve solidarity within those communities. The SLU You/Gov Poll, for example, regularly asks Missourians for their opinion on government spending for the poor, race relations in their communities, views on education and law enforcement.
Poll Director Steven Rogers, Ph.D., associate professor of political science, leads a team of experts in survey research and policymaking. The associate director of the SLU/YouGov Poll is Kenneth Warren, Ph.D., professor of political science, who has more than 30 years of professional polling experience. Gary Ritter, Ph.D., dean of the School of Education, is the executive sponsor of the SLU/YouGov Poll.
SLU has partnered with YouGov to conduct its annual survey of Missourians. YouGov conducts surveys for multiple academic institutions and is the primary trusted survey firm for media organizations including CBS News and The Economist. An independent Pew Research Center study of online survey firms in 2016 further concluded YouGov 鈥渃onsistently outperforms competitors.鈥
The origins of the SLU/YouGov Poll lie in an internal Big Ideas competition to define university-wide strategic research priorities sponsored by the SLU Research Institute. The Big Ideas competition provides funding to research initiatives that demonstrate broad faculty engagement, strong leadership and compelling research plans.
For questions or suggestions for the SLU/YouGov Poll, contact SLU Poll Director Steven Rogers, Ph.D., at steven.rogers@slu.edu.