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2011 Johnson County Fair Mock Election
The Auditor’s Office hosted its annual mock election as part of
the Johnson County Government exhibit in Exhibition Hall B at the
Johnson County Fair July 25-28.
All persons attending the fair, including children and guests from
outside Johnson County, were able to see and use real voting booths
and machines to participate in the mock election. Participants were asked
to vote only once. Results were posted daily.
This year voters could make choices in ten mock election contests: the
presidential caucuses and nine issues. (sample ballot)
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Total voters through 8 PM Thurs. 7/28 (final) |
408 |
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President - Democratic |
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B. Which of the following forms of energy production do you favor
increasing? (Vote for no more than SEVEN) |
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Barack Obama |
234 |
92% |
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Uncommitted Democrat |
20 |
8% |
Wind |
293 |
72% |
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President - Republican |
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Solar |
265 |
65% |
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Michele Bachmann |
32 |
22% |
Ethanol |
108 |
26% |
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Mitt Romney |
24 |
16% |
Natural Gas |
101 |
25% |
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Ron Paul |
16 |
11% |
Nuclear |
78 |
19% |
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Sarah Palin |
11 |
7% |
Coal |
62 |
15% |
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Uncommitted Republican |
11 |
7% |
Oil |
58 |
14% |
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Herman Cain |
10 |
7% |
C. In which of the following countries are you in favor of ceasing U.S.
military operations and funding? (Vote for no more than FOUR) |
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Rick Perry |
9 |
6% |
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Rick Santorum |
9 |
6% |
Iraq |
246 |
60% |
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Newt Gingrich |
7 |
5% |
Afghanistan |
233 |
57% |
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Tim Pawlenty |
6 |
4% |
Pakistan |
192 |
47% |
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Rudy Giuliani |
4 |
3% |
Libya |
186 |
46% |
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Gary Johnson |
3 |
2% |
D. Should Social Security benefits be reduced to help balance the
budget? |
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Buddy Roemer |
3 |
2% |
Yes |
86 |
23% |
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Jon Huntsman |
1 |
1% |
No |
291 |
77% |
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Roy Moore |
1 |
1% |
E. Are you in favor of creating a program, similar to the Civilian
Conservation Corps or Work Projects Administration created by FDR during
the Depression, to provide jobs and stimulate the economy, even if it
increased the deficit? |
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Fred Karger |
0 |
0% |
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Thaddeus McCotter |
0 |
0% |
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A. Which issues would cause you to vote against a candidate if he/she
disagreed with your position? (Vote for no more than EIGHT) |
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Yes |
260 |
69% |
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No |
118 |
31% |
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Health Care |
220 |
54% |
F. Are you in favor of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to balance
the budget? |
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Economy/ Unemployment |
175 |
43% |
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Same Sex Marriage |
165 |
40% |
Yes |
190 |
51% |
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Abortion |
164 |
40% |
No |
180 |
49% |
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Federal Budget Deficit |
134 |
33% |
G. Should Senate filibuster rules be changed to prevent 40% of Senators
from blocking legislation? |
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Environment/ Global Warming |
131 |
32% |
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U.S. Military Actions |
115 |
28% |
Yes |
216 |
61% |
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Tax Reform |
114 |
28% |
No |
137 |
39% |
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H. Would you be willing to pay more taxes to provide health care for the
50.3 million people without coverage? |
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Yes |
211 |
57% |
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No |
162 |
43% |
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I.Would you vote to approve a bond issue to build a $39 million Johnson
County justice center and jail? |
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Yes |
186 |
51% |
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No |
179 |
49% |
Results of Past Mock Elections
- 2010 - General election (statewide
contests and ballot issues)
- 2009 - issues
- 2008 - General election (President, Senator, U.S.
Representative, ballot measures)
- 2007 - 2008 Presidential Caucuses
- 2006 - no mock election held
- 2005 - Governor of Iowa, 2006 Primary
- 2004 - General election (President, Senator, U.S. Representative,
Board of Supervisors, Sheriff)
- 2003 - 2004 Presidential Caucuses
- 2002 - Governor, Senator, U.S. Representative
- 2001 - Voting on Voting (election law issues)
- 2000 - President (general election)
- 1999 - 2000 Presidential Caucuses
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