Capitol Alert - Field Poll Surveys

(Feb. 28) Support for same-sex marriage in California has moved beyond 60 percent, according to a recent poll, with approval from voters in virtually every category growing substantially over the past three years. Read Dan Smith's story. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' views on same-sex marriage. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Feb. 27) Voters say by a 54 percent to 43 percent margin that they want California to legalize marijuana beyond medical use with regulations similar to alcohol. Read Peter Hecht's story. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' views on marijuana legalization. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Feb. 26) California women are ready to pull the trigger to crack down on guns.

(Feb. 26) This year's nearly 2-to-1 support for gun control hides a deep partisan split. Eighty percent of Democrats and 63 percent of independent voters want tighter laws, but 65 percent of Republicans say no. Read Jim Sanders' story. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' views of proposed gun legislation. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Feb. 25) A new survey shows that most California voters don't like government's response to global warming and still support the state's greenhouse gas emissions law. Read Jon Ortiz's story. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' views of global warming. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Feb. 22) Californians in record numbers want to grant driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, not charge them extra for college, and offer a path to citizenship. Read Jim Sanders' story. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' views of immigration policy. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Feb. 21) Gov. Jerry Brown's approval rating has vaulted above 50 percent for the first time since he took office in 2011, according to a new poll, and even the Legislature's job performance rating has risen 11 percentage points to a marginally less embarrassing 36 percent. Read David Siders' story. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' views of Gov. Jerry Brown and the direction of the state. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Feb. 19) President Barack Obama's job approval rating among California voters has climbed above 60 percent for the first time since 2009, the year he first took office. Read David Siders' story about the latest poll. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' views of President Barack Obama, Congress and the direction of the country. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Feb. 14) Three out of four California voters see a link between obesity and regularly drinking soda, according to a new survey, but far fewer see the link with other sugar-sweetened beverages such as energy and sports drinks. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' views on obesity issues. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Nov. 3) President Barack Obama holds a commanding lead in California heading into Tuesday's election, according to a new Field Poll. Read Jon Ortiz's story. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on the contests for president and U.S. Senate in California. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Nov. 2) Opposition to the controversial campaign finance-related Proposition 32 has grown, while support for Proposition 34, which would abolish the death penalty in California, is up but still under 50 percent. Read Jon Ortiz's story on Proposition 32. Sam Stanton's story on Proposition 34 is at this link. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Propositions 32 and 34. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Nov. 1) Public support for Gov. Jerry Brown's initiative to raise taxes remains below 50 percent, but the measure no longer appears to be on a downward trajectory, leaving Brown within striking distance one week before Election Day, according to a new Field Poll.

(Nov. 1) Likely California voters favor Gov. Jerry Brown's Proposition 30, 48 percent to 38 percent, while support for Molly Munger's competing tax measure, Proposition 38, continues to erode. Read David Siders' story. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Propositions 30 and 38. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Sept. 28) Most California voters support creating a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, but voters oppose granting them driver's licenses and in-state tuition breaks. Read Kevin Yamamura's story. Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on immigration policy. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

(Sept. 28) California voters oppose granting driver's licenses and in-state tuition breaks to illegal immigrants, though most voters support creating a path to citizenship, according to a Field Poll released today.

After years of steadfast support for the death penalty, California voters are now divided over whether to repeal capital punishment through a measure on the Nov. 6 ballot, a new poll has found.

By nearly a 2-to-1 margin, California voters oppose a November initiative that would change the state budget process and give more power to local governments, according to a new Field Poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on a measure to repeal the death penalty, and the publicly released results from the poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on the U.S. Senate race on the Nov. 6 ballot. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on a campaign finance measure on the Nov. 6 ballot. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

A campaign finance measure on the November ballot is trailing among likely California voters, according to a new survey, although a sizable percentage remain undecided as dueling campaigns head into their final weeks.

Public support for Gov. Jerry Brown's ballot initiative to raise taxes has slipped to just more than 50 percent, a precarious majority with a growing number of voters now undecided, according to a new Field Poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on the three tax increase measures on the Nov. 6 ballot, and the publicly released results from the poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on the presidential race in California, and publicly released results from the poll.

Bolstered by a bounce from his party's convention and perhaps more confidence in the nation's direction, President Barack Obama has extended his lead over Mitt Romney in California, according to a new poll.

A majority of California voters support the national health care overhaul, with the proportion of voters strongly favoring the legislation growing over the previous year, according to a new Field Poll.

The promise of coming guaranteed access to health benefits seems of little comfort to the majority of Californians who, in a new study, reported trouble affording health care and anxiety over potential financial hardship due to the steep cost of care.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on California voters' views of paying for health care as well as the publicly released results from the poll.

Why go to Nevada to bet on the Super Bowl or March Madness?

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on California voters' views of expanding gambling in California and the publicly released results from the poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on California voters' views of Congress, along with the publicly released results from the poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, and publicly released results on California voters' views of the state economy and their personal financial well-being.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on California voters' views of overhauling the public pension system. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on the U.S. Senate race in California. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

Republican hopeful Elizabeth Emken faces a steep climb in her bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, according to a new Field Poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on the presidential race in California. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

Nearly three-quarters of California voters oppose the automatic, midyear spending reductions that would balance the state budget if a November ballot initiative to raise taxes fails, according to a new Field Poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' view of three tax increase initiatives on the Nov. 6 ballot and how the high-speed rail project could affect voters' views of Gov. Jerry Brown's tax plan. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' view of the budget cuts lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown recently enacted and performance rating for the Legislature and Brown. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

Five months before Election Day, public support for Gov. Jerry Brown's effort to raise taxes hangs precariously above 50 percent, with confidence in Brown slipping.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' view of the tax increase measures headed for the November ballot. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Californians' view of the Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown on budget matters. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on today's voter turnout in California. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on the presidential race in California. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

Here are the statistical tabulations, prepared exclusively for Capitol Alert, on Propositions 28 and 29. Here are the publicly released results from the poll.

Tabulations From a Survey of California Adults About Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriages (pdf)