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2007 Voter Survey on Gun Regulations

Overbrook Research (R) and Lake Research Partners (D) completed 603 telephone surveys with Illinois registered voters from a random sample of Illinois residential phone numbers. The resulting sample matches the regional distribution of the electorate and has the following demographics: 47% male, 53% female; 77% Caucasian, 13% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Other and 6% Not known; 49% Democrats, 39% Republicans and 7% Independents.

In addition to the statewide phone survey, 300 voters were interviewed in four Illinois state senate districts: 21, 23, 28, 43. District residents were identified by matching census tract/block group numbers to telephone records listed within those geographic locations. The sampling error for the statewide survey is +/-4%, at a confidence level of 95% and the sampling error for the district interviews is +/-5.7%. The surveys and interviews were conducted between February 17-25, 2007.

Click here to read the 2007 Voter Survey on Gun Regulations fact sheet with key highlights.

Click here to read the press release.

Below are links to analysis of the polling results by Overbrook Research and Lake Research Partners for both the statewide survey and individual senate district responses:

- Statewide

- District 21

- District 23

- District 28

- District 43

In addition to this new poll, below are links to other recent polls and studies:

Public Attitudes Towards Regulations of Firearms” National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, March 2007

Strong Public Support for Tough Enforcement of Common Sense Gun Laws” Al Quinlan and Michael Bocian, 1/23/2007

Gallup's Pulse of Democracy - Gun Laws” The Gallup Poll, last update on 1/15/2007

The 2005 Report on the Illinois Policy Survey” Center for Governmental Studies Northern Illinois University, Michael T. Peddle and Barbara Burrell.

Majority in U.S. Favors Stricter Gun Control” The Harris Poll, 6/16/04

Majority of U.S. Adults Favors Continuing Ban on Sales of Assault Rifles” The Harris Poll, 9/24/04