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Current Totals:

First, do you currently live in the City of St. Louis or someplace else?


City:


 61%

Some other place:


 39%

 

Asked of non-City residents:


 

How many times a year do you go to Forest Park?


At least once:


 16%

Between 2 and 5 times:


 27%

Between 6 and 10:


 21%

More than 10 times:


 35%

 

What is your favorite restaurant located in the City?


Terrene on N. Sarah:


 3%

Tony's on Market:


 7%

Five on Manchester:


 2%

Trattoria Marcella on Watson:


 12%

King Louie's on Chouteau:


 8%

Eleven Eleven Mississippi:


 10%

Something else:


 57%

 

What is the biggest challenge facing the City?


Preserving its historic architecture:


 3%

Improving its public schools:


 76%

Creating new jobs:


 11%

Assimilating new immigrant populations:


 1%

Rebuilding its infrastructure of roads, bridges, and sewers:


 9%

 

Have you ever lived in the City?


Yes:


 68%

No:


 32%

 

Do you lock your car doors when you drive downtown?


Yes:


 65%

No:


 35%

 

If the City of St. Louis seceded and joined Illinois, would you want St. Louis county to make the switch, too?


Yes:


 32%

No:


 63%

No, the City can stay, we'll go:


 5%

 

Asked of City residents:


 

What is the name of the St. Louis county executive?

Correct Answer: Charlie Dooley

Gene McNary:


 4%

Kurt Odenwald:


 2%

Charlie Dooley:


 91%

Buzz Westfall:


 2%

Jack Jackson:


 0%

 

How many different St. Louis county municipalities are there?

Correct Answer: 91

71:


 14%

81:


 21%

91:


 45%

101:


 21%

 

What is the biggest challenge facing the county?


Creating more diverse residential neighborhoods:


 11%

Reducing the unnecessary duplication of municipal services:


 57%

Replacing a stock of aging suburban housing:


 5%

Relieving traffic congestion in major retail zones:


 17%

Retraining a manufacturing workforce to do different things:


 11%

 

What is the approximate population of St. Louis county?

Correct Answer: 1,004,000

957,000:


 12%

1,004,000:


 30%

1,372,000:


 40%

2,405,000:


 18%

 

Which local public school district contains the top-rated high school in the state?

Correct Answer: St. Louis City

Clayton:


 29%

Kirkwood:


 3%

Ladue:


 12%

Parkway:


 25%

St. Louis City:


 25%

Webster Groves:


 5%

 

If St. Louis county seceded and joined Illinois, would you want the City to make the switch, too?


Yes:


 38%

No:


 51%

No, the County can stay, we'll go:


 11%

 

BONUS QUESTION:
Is the big Amoco sign in the City or in the county?

Correct Answer: The Amoco station is in the City

It's in the City, but just barely:


 70%

It's in the county, but just barely:


 29%

Neither. It's in Illinois:


 1%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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