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Most Voters Support Removing Soft-on-Crime Prosecutors - Demographic Details

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National Survey of 982 Likely Voters
Conducted February 7, 2022 by Rasmussen Reports
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has instructed his staff to halt prosecutions for resisting arrest, among other crimes. Does refusing to prosecute for resisting arrest make it more likely people will resist arrest? Yes 58% 62% 54% 53% 63% 55% 56% 56% 66% 68% 69% 49% 56% 76% 48% 36% 58% 58% 66% 49% 62% 56% 58% 62%
No 20% 19% 21% 29% 17% 15% 19% 29% 20% 15% 13% 26% 22% 10% 28% 33% 22% 18% 16% 26% 19% 21% 21% 19%
Not sure 22% 19% 25% 18% 20% 31% 25% 15% 14% 17% 18% 25% 22% 14% 24% 30% 20% 24% 19% 25% 19% 23% 21% 19%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Does refusing to prosecute for resisting arrest make arrests more dangerous for arresting officers? Yes 67% 70% 64% 57% 72% 70% 68% 62% 65% 72% 81% 54% 66% 85% 60% 43% 69% 65% 70% 63% 68% 66% 68% 66%
No 16% 17% 15% 21% 15% 11% 14% 22% 22% 14% 8% 23% 15% 7% 18% 30% 16% 16% 15% 17% 16% 16% 16% 16%
Not sure 17% 13% 21% 22% 13% 20% 19% 15% 13% 14% 10% 22% 19% 8% 22% 27% 16% 19% 15% 20% 15% 18% 17% 18%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin implemented a policy of not prosecuting felons arrested for new crimes under California’s Three Strikes law. As a result, a convicted felon, was released on a plea deal that kept him from facing a life sentence. After his release he got a gun, stole a car, robbed a bakery, ran a red light running and killed two women crossing the street. Does District Attorney Boudin bear any responsibility for the death of these two women? Yes 65% 67% 64% 55% 68% 74% 66% 60% 69% 66% 81% 55% 61% 84% 53% 47% 65% 66% 71% 59% 71% 63% 67% 62%
No 21% 23% 20% 28% 21% 13% 21% 22% 19% 27% 11% 28% 24% 10% 30% 36% 19% 24% 19% 24% 18% 22% 19% 29%
Not sure 13% 10% 16% 17% 11% 12% 13% 18% 12% 7% 8% 17% 14% 6% 17% 18% 16% 11% 10% 18% 11% 14% 14% 9%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Does refusing to prosecute felons under California’s Three Strikes law make it more likely felons will continue committing crimes in District Attorney Boudin’s jurisdiction? Yes 72% 73% 71% 67% 73% 76% 72% 69% 71% 81% 87% 60% 69% 88% 63% 56% 72% 71% 76% 67% 81% 69% 73% 70%
No 15% 16% 14% 20% 14% 10% 14% 18% 18% 16% 6% 23% 15% 7% 20% 24% 15% 15% 12% 18% 10% 17% 14% 17%
Not sure 13% 11% 15% 13% 13% 14% 15% 12% 12% 4% 7% 17% 16% 5% 17% 20% 13% 14% 12% 15% 9% 15% 13% 12%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Cook County (Chicago) State’s Attorney Kim Foxx refused to prosecute five suspects arrested by Chicago police that engaged in a gang-related shootout that left one person dead. Fox claimed the gunfight was ‘mutual combat’ and all five gang members were immediately released. Does State’s Attorney Foxx bear any responsibility if the gang members commit more crimes? Yes 69% 71% 68% 60% 72% 78% 70% 60% 73% 72% 82% 62% 65% 86% 58% 58% 69% 70% 75% 63% 72% 69% 71% 66%
No 16% 17% 15% 22% 16% 9% 14% 25% 15% 25% 10% 20% 19% 9% 24% 20% 17% 16% 14% 18% 16% 16% 15% 20%
Not sure 14% 11% 17% 18% 13% 13% 16% 14% 12% 4% 8% 18% 16% 5% 18% 22% 15% 14% 11% 18% 12% 15% 14% 14%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Does refusing to prosecute gang members for lethal gunfights make Chicago’s neighborhoods more safe? Yes 17% 18% 16% 29% 11% 12% 12% 26% 29% 24% 16% 18% 17% 16% 17% 18% 20% 14% 15% 19% 29% 13% 18% 14%
No 72% 73% 70% 58% 78% 78% 76% 64% 58% 67% 76% 68% 71% 79% 69% 66% 68% 75% 76% 67% 64% 74% 72% 73%
Not sure 11% 9% 13% 13% 10% 10% 11% 10% 13% 10% 8% 14% 12% 5% 14% 16% 12% 11% 9% 14% 6% 13% 10% 13%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon refuses to prosecute minors in adult court no matter the crime, including murder. This resulted in a gang member who committed a murder at 17 being sentenced to 6 years of incarceration instead of a life sentence.  Will DA Gascon bear any responsibility if the gang member that was already convicted of murder commits additional crimes after being released earlier? Yes 61% 64% 59% 55% 63% 69% 62% 57% 64% 62% 75% 53% 57% 78% 51% 47% 63% 60% 66% 56% 66% 60% 64% 56%
No 24% 27% 20% 27% 24% 19% 24% 25% 22% 26% 14% 30% 28% 14% 30% 36% 20% 28% 22% 26% 22% 24% 21% 32%
Not sure 15% 9% 20% 18% 13% 13% 15% 19% 13% 12% 11% 18% 16% 9% 19% 18% 17% 12% 12% 18% 11% 16% 15% 12%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Does releasing a gang member convicted of murder after 6 years instead of life make Los Angeles more safe? Yes 13% 16% 11% 21% 10% 9% 11% 17% 17% 23% 12% 15% 13% 13% 11% 19% 15% 12% 15% 11% 24% 10% 14% 13%
No 69% 70% 67% 58% 75% 73% 71% 62% 66% 68% 78% 61% 68% 80% 66% 52% 69% 68% 70% 68% 63% 71% 69% 67%
Not sure 18% 14% 22% 21% 16% 18% 19% 20% 17% 9% 11% 24% 19% 7% 23% 29% 16% 20% 15% 21% 13% 20% 17% 20%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+

While running for office, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner promised to reduce prosecutions even as crime was increasing. She dismissed over 30 percent of the charges filed by police and is also not assigning prosecutors to other cases.  This lead to an accused murderer being released by a judge because no prosecutor attended any hearings. Does Gardner bear any responsibility for crimes committed by those released due to her non-prosecution program? 		 Yes 67% 68% 65% 56% 70% 74% 67% 57% 69% 71% 82% 55% 63% 84% 58% 49% 66% 67% 72% 60% 67% 66% 69% 62%
No 19% 22% 16% 23% 18% 14% 18% 25% 19% 20% 10% 27% 20% 11% 24% 29% 18% 20% 16% 22% 17% 20% 16% 29%
Not sure 14% 10% 18% 21% 11% 12% 15% 18% 12% 9% 8% 18% 17% 5% 18% 22% 16% 12% 11% 18% 16% 14% 15% 10%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Does charging accused murderers then not assigning prosecutors to their cases make St. Louis neighborhoods more safe? Yes 13% 15% 10% 21% 9% 8% 9% 19% 19% 25% 13% 16% 9% 13% 11% 15% 13% 12% 14% 11% 20% 10% 12% 17%
No 69% 68% 69% 62% 73% 68% 71% 67% 58% 64% 74% 60% 72% 78% 64% 60% 67% 70% 69% 68% 68% 69% 70% 67%
Not sure 19% 16% 21% 16% 18% 24% 20% 14% 22% 10% 12% 24% 19% 9% 25% 25% 20% 17% 17% 21% 12% 21% 18% 17%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Would a law permitting state attorney generals to appoint a special prosecutor if the local district attorney refuses to carry out their responsibilities improve safety? Yes 54% 58% 50% 52% 55% 55% 54% 51% 58% 57% 62% 47% 54% 69% 45% 43% 52% 57% 60% 48% 62% 52% 55% 55%
No 24% 23% 24% 27% 23% 20% 22% 30% 22% 25% 23% 26% 22% 19% 28% 25% 26% 22% 21% 26% 22% 24% 24% 22%
Not sure 22% 18% 26% 21% 22% 24% 24% 19% 19% 17% 15% 27% 24% 12% 26% 31% 22% 22% 19% 26% 16% 24% 21% 22%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Would a law permitting an appointed state oversight committee with the ability to remove state attorneys from office if they won’t prosecute violent crimes improve safety? Yes 58% 61% 56% 50% 63% 61% 59% 51% 57% 69% 72% 48% 55% 76% 46% 45% 58% 59% 64% 52% 59% 58% 60% 54%
No 21% 24% 19% 28% 18% 18% 19% 32% 26% 21% 15% 27% 22% 14% 28% 28% 21% 22% 18% 26% 21% 22% 20% 24%
Not sure 20% 15% 25% 21% 19% 21% 22% 17% 17% 10% 13% 24% 23% 9% 26% 28% 21% 20% 18% 22% 20% 20% 19% 22%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Would a state law permitting the victim of a crime to appeal a non-prosecution decision to a judge improve safety? Yes 42% 45% 38% 48% 42% 32% 39% 46% 53% 38% 48% 37% 41% 52% 35% 34% 42% 41% 44% 38% 53% 38% 41% 46%
No 26% 27% 26% 29% 25% 25% 27% 25% 24% 28% 24% 30% 24% 21% 30% 30% 25% 27% 25% 28% 24% 27% 27% 25%
Not sure 32% 29% 36% 23% 34% 43% 35% 29% 23% 34% 28% 33% 35% 28% 35% 35% 33% 32% 31% 34% 22% 36% 32% 28%
Total Gender Age Combined Race Political Party Ideology Education Are you currently Married? Do you currently have children under 18 living at home? Income
Likely Voters Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Yes No Yes No <$100k $100k+
Would a state law permitting the victim of a crime to sue a prosecutor if the criminal was released due to negligent failure to prosecute improve safety? Yes 49% 50% 48% 51% 51% 44% 46% 53% 54% 62% 56% 44% 49% 63% 40% 39% 47% 52% 53% 45% 58% 46% 49% 53%
No 28% 32% 25% 27% 27% 32% 29% 27% 27% 23% 27% 29% 29% 23% 33% 32% 30% 27% 26% 32% 22% 30% 28% 27%
Not sure 22% 17% 27% 23% 22% 24% 24% 20% 19% 15% 18% 27% 22% 14% 27% 29% 23% 21% 21% 24% 20% 23% 22% 20%
Survey Demographics
Total
Adults
Gender Men 48%
Women 52%
Total
Adults
Age 18-39 32%
40-64 46%
65+ 22%
Total
Adults
Race White 67%
Black 13%
Other 20%
Total
Adults
Party Republican 33%
Democrat 35%
Other 32%