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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This article notes: "However, support for transgender health care and other LGBTQ rights is more limited, polling has shown." Polling below👇

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 21/09/2026

Jason Hancock and Rudi Keller break down the latest SLU/YouGov poll, what it says about Missouri’s political mood and whether signs of a strong Democratic year nationally could reach the state. #moleg #mogov

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Could a ‘blue wave’ reach Missouri? What the latest poll says about November • Missouri Independent

Could a blue wave reach Missouri? The latest SLU/YouGov poll offers clues on Trump, Mike Kehoe, turnout and the 2026 election.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

For more on the SLU/YouGov Poll Data Center results 👇 bsky.app/profile/slup...

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

For more on the approval ratings of Missouri's political leaders 👇 bsky.app/profile/slup...

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In August 2026, the SLU/YouGov Poll found that at least 3/4 of Democrats, Independents, AND Republicans support requiring the MMR vaccine for public school students 👇 bsky.app/profile/slup...

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In August 2026, the SLU/YouGov Poll found that at least 3/4 of Democrats, Independents, AND Republicans support requiring the MMR vaccine for public school students 👇 bsky.app/profile/slup...

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📊 MMR had the highest support of the school vaccine requirements we asked about. 82% said polio should be required and 77% said DTaP, compared with 47% for HPV and 33% for COVID-19. Full results: www.slu.edu/research/res...

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

💉 Support for requiring the MMR vaccine crossed party lines. 97% of Democrats, 82% of independents and 78% of Republicans said it should be required for eligible children to attend public schools.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🦠 St. Louis County reported its first measles case in 20 years today. In our August SLU/YouGov Poll, 85% of Missouri voters said the MMR vaccine should be required for eligible children to attend public schools. 🧵

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

More on our findings about data centers (Spoiler: Missouri voters really do not want them in their backyard) 👇 bsky.app/profile/slup...

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📊 From health care and groceries to housing and utilities, affordability concerns are widespread among Missouri voters. See the full August 2026 SLU/YouGov Poll results, including demographic and regional crosstabs, here: www.slu.edu/research/res...

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🎓 Younger voters are especially worried about education expenses. 73% of ages 18–29 are very or somewhat worried about being able to afford them, 48 points higher than voters 65+ (25%). Among ages 30–44, 51% are very or somewhat worried.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🏡 59% of Missouri voters are very or somewhat worried about being able to afford property taxes for themselves and their family. Concern extends across age and income groups.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🛒💡 66% of Missouri voters are very or somewhat worried about being able to afford food and groceries for themselves and their family. 62% are very or somewhat worried about being able to afford monthly utilities, such as electricity, gas and water.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

⛽ Two-thirds of Missouri voters, 66%, are very or somewhat worried about being able to afford gasoline or other transportation costs for themselves and their family. AAA says Missouri regular gas now averages about $4.09, up from $2.88 a year ago.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🏥 Affording health care stands out as the biggest concern. 69% of Missouri voters are very or somewhat worried about being able to afford health care for themselves and their family, with majorities worried across every age group.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🏠 Just over half of Missouri voters, 51%, are very or somewhat worried about being able to afford housing costs, such as rent or a mortgage, for themselves and their family. Concern is particularly high among younger voters.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

💸 The Fed raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage point yesterday. What did affordability look like for Missouri voters before that decision? In our August SLU/YouGov Poll, majorities were worried about six of the seven household expenses we asked about. 🧵

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

See what Missouri voters think about data centers in their local community 👇 bsky.app/profile/slup...

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🏗️ Want to dig further into the data center results? Full August 2026 SLU/YouGov Poll results, including demographic and regional crosstabs, are available here: www.slu.edu/research/res... @sarahfenske.bsky.social @stltoday.com

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The takeaway: Missouri voters have become more opposed to data centers overall, but where the project is located matters. 🏡 Our experiment suggests some voters who don’t want one nearby may be more willing to accept one in the state of Missouri.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Opposition to a local data center cuts across both party and place. 🏗️ It included majorities of Democrats (79%), independents (67%) and Republicans (56%), as well as rural (77%), suburban (71%) and urban (57%) voters.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

That pattern is consistent with a “not in my backyard” effect. 🏡 Once voters had considered, and largely opposed, a data center in their own community, they became somewhat more accepting of one in the state of Missouri.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Where voters pictured the data center mattered. 🏗️ Opposition to a data center in the state of Missouri was 66% when asked first, but fell to 55% after voters first considered a data center in their own community. Local opposition barely moved by question order: 68%→70%.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Opposition to data centers has grown sharply since February. 📈 Among voters asked each question first, local opposition rose from 51%→68%, while opposition to a data center in the state of Missouri increased from 44%→66%.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🔀 We asked voters two versions of the question: would they support a new data center in their local community, and would they support one in the state of Missouri? Half saw the local question first, while half saw the Missouri question first.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🏗️ How much of Missouri voters’ opposition to data centers is “not in my backyard”? Our new SLU/YouGov Poll included a question-order experiment, and the results suggest where voters imagine the data center matters. 🧵

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📊 Want to dig deeper? ⛏️ See the full August 2026 SLU/YouGov Poll results, including issue ratings and full demographic and regional crosstabs, at slu.edu/poll.

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In 2020, Saint Louis University launched the Saint Louis University / YouGov Poll to provide researchers and policymakers a scientific assessment of Missouri public opinion.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🤝 Views of local race relations are stable: 51% rate them excellent/good, vs. 52% in February. But perceptions differ by race: 54% of White voters give positive ratings, compared with 18% of Black voters and 32% of non-White voters overall.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

❤️ Even as ratings of the economy, schools and roads declined, views of personal well-being were comparatively stable. Physical health fell slightly from 68%→65% excellent/good, while mental health remained essentially unchanged at 67%→68%.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🚧 Views of Missouri’s roads and infrastructure have deteriorated since February. Excellent/good ratings fell from 30%→23%. Today, 75% rate conditions fair/poor and negative ratings cross party lines.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🏫 Views of public schools also worsened since February. Excellent/good ratings fell from 44%→38% for schools in voters’ own communities and from 28%→22% for Missouri schools statewide. Voters still rate their local schools considerably better.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

💵 Economic optimism has faded since February. Excellent/good ratings fell 11 points for the U.S. economy and 7 points for Missouri’s economy. In August, just 21% rated the U.S. economy positively and 25% said the same of Missouri’s.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🧭 Missouri voters are increasingly pessimistic about where things are headed. Since February, “right track” fell from 48%→39% for Missouri and 43%→35% for the U.S. Among independents, Missouri “right track” fell from 32%→23%.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📊 Missouri voters are pretty gloomy about the economy, roads and public schools. But ask about their own physical and mental health, and the picture looks much brighter. Here’s how voters rate conditions in our new August 2026 SLU/YouGov Poll. 🧵

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The August 2026 SLU/YouGov Poll found that at least 77% of Missouri likely voters support requiring public school students be vaccinated for DTaP, Polio, and MMR.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🗳️ Takeaway: voters may be divided over Missouri’s new congressional map But the Proposition A vote adds another challenge: figuring out which vote matches their view. Our panel results suggest that distinction is not clear to many voters.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Here’s why we think confusion may be part of the story: 🤔 Among February map supporters, just 48% said YES in August; 33% were unsure. Among February opponents, 53% said NO; 27% were unsure.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The same voters who answered both polls became much less certain (!). 🔀 Among our 305 panelists, “not sure” jumped from 33 people (11%) in February to 101 (33%) in August. That includes voters who had previously both supported AND opposed the new map.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

To dig deeper, we looked at 305 voters who answered both our February & August polls. 🔎 In February, respondents saw a fuller description of the legislature’s new map & its intended 7–1 GOP effect (attached). In August, those *same* voters saw Proposition A’s ballot language

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🗳️ In August, we showed voters the Proposition A ballot language they’ll see in November. The result was nearly a three-way split: ✅ 35% Yes ❌ 32% No 🤷 33% Not sure That 33% “not sure” is where the story gets especially interesting.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Before looking at the numbers, one important point: YES on Proposition A approves Missouri’s new 2025 congressional map. NO rejects it and leaves the 2022 map in place. 🗺️ With that in mind, here’s how voters answered.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Attached is the wording Missouri voters will see in November. It asks whether to approve “House Bill No. 1” and describes new congressional boundaries, but does not explicitly say what a YES or NO vote would mean for the 2025 and 2022 maps.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🗺️ Missouri redistricting is in the headlines (again) today after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling. But as attention turns to Proposition A, our new SLU/YouGov Poll suggests many voters may still be confused about what a YES or NO vote actually means. 🧵

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📊 The August 2026 SLU/YouGov Poll covers much more: Amendment 3, data centers, and Missourians’ views on the conflict in Iran. Full results: www.slu.edu/research/res...

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

⚖️ Amid recent Missouri redistricting headlines involving SCOTUS, the Court is slightly underwater: 45% approve / 48% disapprove. Views are highly partisan: 73% approval among Republicans, 19% among Democrats and 32% among independents.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sen. Eric Schmitt’s approval fell 6 points since February (50%→44%). 📉 But the change varied by community: rural approval held at about 60%, while suburban approval fell 6 points (44%→38%) and disapproval rose to 50%.

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SLU/YouGov Poll @slupoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🏛️ Sen. Josh Hawley: 47% approve, compared with just 25% for Congress. His approval fell from 53% to 47% since February. The decline was larger among men (59%→51%) than women (47%→43%). 📉

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