South Dakotans support a sales tax increase, say it ain’t so!
l3wis South Dakota Voters Show Support for Initiated Measure 15
Last week, Nielson Brothers Polling (NBP) released findings from their 2012 South Dakota Labor Day Survey, showing Republicans widening their lead in major statewide races. In the same poll, NBP asked South Dakota likely voters about their views on Initiated Measure 15 (a proposal to add a penny to the state sales tax), their economic situation, and the direction of South Dakota.
NBP finds that 43.7 percent of South Dakota likely voters plan to vote for Inititated Measure 15, while 31.7 percent plan to vote against it, and 24.6 percent are undecided. Republicans are evenly split on the measure (37.8 percent “for†and 37.9 percent “againstâ€), but Democrats support it by a 2 to 1 ratio (50.3 percent “for†and 25.5 percent “againstâ€). Similarly, Independents support it 49.2 to 28.2 percent. Approximately a quarter of each political party remains undecided. Voters who associate themselves with the Tea Party are most likely to oppose the measure (46.6 percent “againstâ€), and those who consider themselves Liberals are most likely to support it (64.5 percent “forâ€).
