Contact: Tom Swiss

(773) 485-9477
March 16, 2015

21st Ward: Brookins +14

Nearly half of ward still undecided
CHICAGO, IL - Ogden & Fry, conducted a 1-question poll for Aldertrack on Monday, March 16, 2015 for
21st Ward Alderman with 780 respondents.
Respondents were selected by random sampling of likely voters.
Marvin McNeil
Howard Brookins, Jr
Undecided

155
265
360

19.9%
34.0%
46.2%

Margin of Error +/- 3.58% at 95% Confidence Interval

ANALYSIS
Alderman Howard Brookins, Jr. has a double-digit lead over challenger Marvin McNeil, however nearly
half of the ward is still undecided.
Since most activity in Municipal Elections occurs in the last 2 weeks, there is still room for further
development in this race.

METHODOLOGY
Ogden & Fry strives to increase the accuracy of political polling by measuring voters most likely to vote
based on voter history. Voting is a socialized behavior with predictable reliability and consistency.
Ogden & Fry, LLC - 1054 W. Fry St. - Chicago - 60642 - (312) 942-9161

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Ogden & Fry maintains a database with 20 years of voting history. For Chicago Aldermanic elections,
likely voters are randomly selected from voters who voted in at least 1 of the last 3 elections.

CROSSTABS
Respondents by Gender
Male
Female

296
484

37.9%
62.1%

Respondents by Age
Age 18 30
Age 31 - 45
Age 46 - 64
Age 65 plus

62
187
279
252

7.9%
24.0%
35.8%
32.3%

Respondents by Zipcode
60620 Count
60628 Count
60643 Count

690
42
48

Ogden & Fry, LLC - 1054 W. Fry St. - Chicago - 60642 - (312) 942-9161

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