HOW THE POLL WAS CONDUCTED

This poll was commissioned by Telemundo, the Chicago Sun-Times, NBC 5

News Chicago and WBEZ Public Radio. It was conducted by Mason-Dixon
Polling & Strategy, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida from January 31 through
February 3, 2023.

A total of 625 registered voters were interviewed by telephone in the City

of Chicago. All stated they were “likely to vote” in the February 28 city
election. Those interviewed were randomly selected from a phone-
matched city voter registration list that included both land-line and cell
phone numbers.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by

statisticians, is no more than ± 4 percentage points. This means that there
is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that
range if all voters in Chicago were surveyed. The margin for error is higher
for any subgroup, such as a gender or age grouping.

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Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy - February 2023 Chicago Voter Poll
QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of the current busing of undocumented migrants
from other states to Chicago?

APPROVE DISAPPROVE NOT SURE

CITY 38% 56% 6%

GENDER ID APPROVE DISAPPROVE NOT SURE

Male 36% 57% 7%

Female 39% 55% 6%

AGE APPROVE DISAPPROVE NOT SURE

<50 44% 50% 6%

50+ 33% 61% 6%

RACE/ETHNICITY APPROVE DISAPPROVE NOT SURE

White 35% 59% 6%

Black 32% 66% 2%
Hispanic 51% 40% 9%

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Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy - February 2023 Chicago Voter Poll
QUESTION: Do you feel the city government should or should not do more to assist
undocumented migrants that are being bused into Chicago?

SHOULD SHOULD NOT NOT SURE

CITY 61% 33% 6%

GENDER ID SHOULD SHOULD NOT NOT SURE

Male 60% 33% 7%

Female 62% 33% 5%

AGE SHOULD SHOULD NOT NOT SURE

<50 65% 29% 6%

50+ 58% 37% 5%

RACE/ETHNICITY SHOULD SHOULD NOT NOT SURE

White 50% 42% 8%

Black 59% 38% 3%
Hispanic 81% 13% 6%

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Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy - February 2023 Chicago Voter Poll
QUESTION: Do you feel the Chicago Bears should or should not move from Soldier Field to a
new stadium in Arlington Heights?

SHOULD SHOULD NOT NOT SURE

CITY 23% 52% 25%

GENDER ID SHOULD SHOULD NOT NOT SURE

Male 23% 53% 24%

Female 23% 51% 26%

AGE SHOULD SHOULD NOT NOT SURE

<50 18% 61% 21%

50+ 28% 45% 27%

RACE/ETHNICITY SHOULD SHOULD NOT NOT SURE

White 30% 48% 22%

Black 26% 61% 13%
Hispanic 11% 50% 39%

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Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy - February 2023 Chicago Voter Poll
QUESTION: Would you support or oppose public financing to renovate Soldier Field into a
domed year-round commercial and entertainment center if it would keep the Bears from
leaving Chicago?

SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED

CITY 42% 51% 7%

GENDER ID SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED

Male 48% 46% 6%

Female 37% 55% 8%

AGE SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED

<50 40% 54% 6%

50+ 43% 49% 8%

RACE/ETHNICITY SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED

White 27% 67% 6%

Black 56% 41% 3%
Hispanic 47% 41% 12%

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Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy - February 2023 Chicago Voter Poll
 DEMOGRAPHICS

RACE/ETHNICITY:
White/Caucasian 224 (36%)
Black/African American 189 (30%)
Hispanic/Latino 170 (27%)
Asian 20 (3%)
Other 12 (2%)
Refused 10 (2%)

AGE:
18-34 94 (15%)
35-49 177 (28%)
50-64 186 (30%)
65+ 164 (26%)
Refused 4 (1%)

GENDER ID:
Male 287 (46%)
Female 333 (53%)
Something else 5 (1%)

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Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy - February 2023 Chicago Voter Poll