O'NEIL ASSOCIATES VALLEY MONITOR

 

 

Mayor Rimsza Given High Public Ratings

Phoenix Mayor Skip Rimsza is rated highly by nearly two out of three Phoenix voters.  This, according to the just-released O’Neil Associates Valley Monitor, an independent, scientific, periodic survey of various populations in the state of Arizona.

According to the poll’s director, Dr. Michael O’Neil, “Phoenix Mayor Rimsza’s performance is rated excellent by 14% of Phoenix voters and good by another 51%.  In the course of evaluating such ratings over the past twenty years in Arizona, I would have to characterize these as comparatively high ratings.”

VARIATIONS ACROSS SUBGROUPS

O’Neil continued, “Interestingly, Mayor Rimsza’s ratings are non-partisan.  He is rated favorably by 67% of Republicans, but almost as highly by both Democrats (65%)  and all other voters (60%)."  

COMPARATIVE RATINGS

Rimsza’s favorability ratings of 65% compare positively with nearly all of the Arizona public officials we have measured recently.  Indeed, the only figure with slightly higher figures is Sheriff Joe Arpaio (69%).  Rimsza edges Senators John McCain (63%) and Jon Kyl (63%) as well as Attorney General Janet Napolitano.

Mayor Rimsza’s recognition figures fall somewhere in the middle of elected officials; they are somewhat lower than Maricopa County’s ubiquitous Sheriff, the President, the Governor, or Senator McCain. His 88% recognition level is, however, higher than Attorney General Janet Napolitano or Senator Jon Kyl.

About the Poll.  The O’Neil Associates Valley Monitor is an independent, scientific, periodic random community survey of the metropolitan Phoenix area and the State of Arizona; as always, this Valley Monitor poll was not sponsored or paid for by any outside organization. Five hundred three interviews were conducted with randomly selected Maricopa county voters between November 14 and November 21, 2001. The “sampling error” associated with this survey is approximately ±4.4%. In other words, the chances are approximately 95 in 100 that we would have obtained the same results—within a margin of ±4.4%—had we interviewed every Phoenix voter. Other sources of possible survey error, such as question wording, should also be considered, but are inherently not quantifiable.

O’Neil Associates, Inc. is a Tempe-based public opinion research firm specializing in client-focused attitude and awareness studies for a wide variety of industries and organizations.

FOR RELEASE:               Friday, November 30, 2001                (VMP2001-182-1614)
FURTHER INFORMATION:    Michael O'Neil, Ph.D., (480) 967-4441
 

These results may be reported freely provided that they are identified as the “O’Neil Associates Valley Monitor” including identification on any graphic material. Media interviews available.