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Previous Poll Results
The following archived poll results are unscientific studies of Iola.com visitors views on various topics. No claim is made to how accurate the results are, however several methods are used to try and prevent duplicate voting.
| How are you going to vote on the proposed Iola Public Library Expansion? [Total votes: 87, Survey Period Oct. 31st, 2002 to November 5th, 2002] The actual November 5th election went the other way, the library expansion was voted down. |
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Yes |
59.8% |
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No |
40.2% |
| How long do you think the war against terrorists is going to last? [Total votes: 454, Survey Period Sept. 26th, 2001 to Oct. 31st, 2002] |
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1-2 Years |
19.4% |
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3-5 Years |
21.4% |
| 5-10 Years | 16.5% |
| I don't know | 16.5% |
| Do you think they are starting school too early in the Fall? [Total votes: 102,, Survey Period May 2nd to Sept. 26th, 2001] |
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Yes |
76.5% |
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No |
23.5% |
| Not Sure | 0.0% |
| Does the United States need a missle defense shield? [Total votes: 215,, Survey Period May 2nd to August 24th, 2001] |
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Yes |
73.0% |
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No |
22.8% |
| Not Sure | 4.2% |
| What's
your favorite thing to do in the spring? [Total votes: 131, Survey Period March 11th to May 2nd, 2001] |
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Go Fishing |
19.1% |
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Gardening/Yard |
17.6% |
| Go Racing | 6.1% |
| Other | 45% |
| Was
the election an embarrassment or a badge of honor for U.S. democracy?
[Total votes: 121, Survey Period December 14th to March 11th, 2001] |
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Embarrassment: What is the world to think if the U.S. has trouble selecting leaders? |
69.4% |
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Badge of Honor: It demonstrates that uncertain election outcomes don’t undermine strong democracies. |
30.6% |
| What
do you think should happen with the election? [Total votes: 104, Survey Period November 7th to December 14th, 2000] Vice-President Gore conceded to president-elect George Bush on December 13th, 2000 |
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Gore should concede to Bush |
71.2% |
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Conduct a revote in Florida |
21.2% |
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Bush should concede to Gore |
4.8% |
| Let the lawyers figure it out | 2.9% |
| What's
the all time scariest movie? [Total votes: 62, Survey Period October 10th to November 1st, 2000] |
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
21.0% |
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The Exorcist |
17.7% |
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A Nightmare On Elm Street |
12.9% |
| Hellraiser | 11.3% |
| Halloween | 9.7% |
| Sixth Sense | 8.1% |
| Omen | 4.8% |
| The Shining | 3.2% |
| Friday the 13th | 3.2% |
| What's
your favorite radio station? [Total votes: 68, Survey Period September 6th, 2000 to October 10th] |
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KIKS 99.3 Iola |
30.9% |
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KKOW 96.9 Pittsburg |
29.4% |
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KSYN 92.5 Joplin |
10.3% |
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Q104 104.3 Kansas City |
8.8% |
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KINZ 94.3 Humboldt |
8.8% |
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KYYS 99.7 Kansas City |
8.8% |
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KKOY 105.5 Chanute |
2.9% |
| How
did you find Iola.com? [Total votes: 99, Survey Period July 19th to September 6th, 2000] |
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Just typed in "Iola" |
42.4% |
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Search Engine or Directory |
21.2% |
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Word of mouth |
18.2% |
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Link from another site |
10.1% |
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Psychic Hotline told me |
8.1% |
| Do
you think the City should add left turn signals at the intersection
of State and Madison? [Total votes: 77, Survey Period June 19th to July 19th, 2000] |
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Yes, I'm tired of waiting at that intersection! |
71.4% |
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No, it's not a problem. |
11.7% |
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I just run the light... |
16.9%. |
