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Mini Poll: A New City Flag?

Current Totals:

Do you display an American flag at your home?

Yes, every day:
 19%
Yes, on some special occasions:
 34%
No:
 47%

 

Do support a constitutional amendment that would allow Congress and state governments to make it illegal to burn the American flag?

Yes:
 33%
No:
 67%

 

Do you think that the practice of lowering the American flag to half-staff to memorialize a death is overused these days?

Yes:
 40%
No:
 60%

 

Do you believe that it is appropriate to display a Confederate flag in public places like a workplace or a school?

Yes:
 20%
Yes at a workplace; no at a school:
 4%
Yes at a school; no at a workplace:
 2%
No:
 74%

 

Which of the following flags is the official flag of the State of Missouri?

Flag 1:
 4%
Flag 2:
 6%
Flag 3:
 0%
CORRECT ANSWER > Flag 4:
 88%
Flag 5:
 0%
Flag 6:
 %

 

Which of the following flags is the official flag of the City of St. Louis?

Flag 1:
 0%
CORRECT ANSWER > Flag 2:
 92%
Flag 3:
 5%
Flag 4:
 0%
Flag 5:
 2%
Flag 6:
 1%

 

Do you ever display the state or City of St. Louis flag at home?

Yes, both:
 5%
Yes, the state flag:
 2%
Yes, the City flag:
 18%
No:
 75%

 

Could you identify the flag of Clayton?

Yes:
 4%
No:
 96%

 

Do you -- or does a member of your family -- ever display a sports-related flag at your home or on your vehicle?

Yes, I do:
 17%
Yes, the dolt does:
 5%
No:
 78%

 

Which of the following reasons comes closest to explaining why you would display a flag?

To show pride in my country, state, City, school, heritage, or sports team:
 74%
To identify the nationality of my boat, car, or armored personnel carrier:
 1%
Religious reasons:
 2%
To let customers or visitors know I'm here:
 0%
I like the colors:
 3%
I don't display flags:
 19%

 

Do you think it is time to re-design the City of St. Louis flag?

Yes:
 20%
No:
 80%

 

If the City of St. Louis changed its flag, which of the following symbols would you most like to see on a new municipal flag?

The Arch:
 59%
The Admiral:
 3%
The Brewery:
 3%
The Eads Bridge:
 9%
The Serra sculpture, Twain:
 1%
The Old Courthouse:
 10%
The City's three historic water towers:
 5%
A Ted Drewes concrete:
 9%

 

If the St. Louis Board of Aldermen paused in its deliberation of the weighty issues of the day to consider adopting a new municipal symbol, which of the following would you be most willing to support first?

City bird: a Forest Park goose:
 8%
City flower: an Operation Brightside daffodil:
 27%
City sign: a stop sign:
 10%
City musical instrument: the Busch Stadium organ:
 6%
City tree: a well-placed street tree:
 15%
City animal: a well-behaved dog recumbent at an outdoor restaurant:
 15%
City plan: the Gateway Mall:
 19%

 

Which of the following titles is your favorite song about a flag?

The Star-Spangled Banner:
 76%
Flying the Flag (For You):
 4%
Nuestro Himno:
 6%
Bonnie Blue Flag:
 5%
Red Flag:
 3%
Flags of Freedom:
 6%

 

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


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