BOSTON GLOBE 2013 BOSTON MAYORAL ELECTION POLL. Prepared by: Andrew E. Smith, Ph.D. Zachary S. Azem, M.A.

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1 BOSTON GLOBE 2013 BOSTON MAYORAL ELECTION POLL Prepared by: Andrew E. Smith, Ph.D. Zachary S. Azem, M.A. The Survey Center University of New Hampshire October 23, 2013

2 Contents Technical Report... 1 Questionnaire... 2 Data Tables... 15

3 The Boston Globe Poll 2013 Boston Mayoral Election Conducted by the UNH Survey Center October 2013 Technical Report Field Period: October 17 to October 22, 2013 Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Median Completion Time: 9.1 minutes Sample Size: 720 randomly selected Boston adults (RDD) 465 likely 2013 Boston Mayoral election voters Sampling Error: +/- 3.7%, entire sample +/- 4.5%, likely voter sample Response Rate (AAPOR #4): 17% 1

4 The Boston Globe Poll #39 Conducted by the UNH Survey Center City of Boston Poll FINAL 10/15/13 INTRO "Good afternoon / evening. My name is and I'm calling for the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. We're conducting a very short survey of people in Boston about the upcoming election for Mayor we'd really appreciate your help and cooperation. The survey will take less than 10 minutes. IF ASKED: "This poll is being conducted for the Boston Globe and will be in the paper in late October. 1 CONTINUE 2 DON T LIVE IN BOSTON VOLUNTEERED TERMINATE 99 REFUSED TERMINATE RESIDENT Just to confirm, do you live in the City of Boston or a Boston neighborhood? 1 LIVE IN BOSTON OR BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD: ALLSTON, BRIGHTON, CHARLESTOWN, DORCHESTER, EAST BOSTON, HYDE PARK, JAMAICA PLAIN, MATTAPAN, NORTH END, ROSLINDALE, ROXBURY, SOUTH BOSTON, SOUTH END, WEST ROXBURY 2 LIVE OUTSIDE BOSTON TERMINATE 99 NA / REFUSED TERMINATE CELL1 Have I reached you on your cell phone or a land line? 1 CELL PHONE SKIPTO CELL2 2 LAND LINE SKIPTO BIR1 99 REFUSED TERMINATE CELL2 Are you currently driving a car or doing any activity that requires your full attention? 1 IF YES: Can I call back at a later time? MAKE APPOINTMENT 2 NO SKIPTO AGE18 99 NA / REFUSED TERMINATE AGE18 And are you 18 years old or older? 1 YES SKIP TO SEX 2 NO "Thank you very much, but we are only interviewing adults 18 years old or older." * 99 REFUSAL "Thank you very much, we are only interviewing adults 18 years old or older." 2

5 BIR1 In order to determine who to interview, could you tell me, of the ADULTS who currently live in your household -- including yourself -- who had the most recent birthday? I don't mean who is the youngest, but rather, who had the most recent birthday? 1 INFORMANT SKIP TO SEX 2 SOMEONE ELSE (SPECIFY): SKIP TO INT2 3 DON'T KNOW ALL BIRTHDAYS, ONLY SOME CONTINUE WITH BIR2 4 DON'T KNOW ANY BIRTHDAYS OTHER THAN OWN SKIP TO SEX 99 REFUSED -- ENTER NON-RESPONSE INFORMATION BIR2 Of the ones that you do know, who had the most recent birthday? 1 INFORMANT SKIP TO SEX 2 SOMEONE ELSE (SPECIFY): SKIP TO INT2 3 PERSON NOT AVAILABLE 99 REFUSED INT2 ASK TO SPEAK TO THAT PERSON Hello, this is calling from the University of New Hampshire. This month, we are conducting a short survey about the upcoming election for Mayor of Boston, and we'd really appreciate your help and cooperation. You have been identified as the adult in your household who had the most recent birthday. Is this correct? 1 YES SKIP TO SEX 2 APPOINTMENT 3 DON T LIVE IN BOSTON TERMINATE 99 REFUSAL TERMINATE SEX Thank you very much for helping us with this important study. We really appreciate your help. Your telephone number was randomly selected from all families in Boston. Participation is voluntary. If you decide to participate, you may decline to answer any question or end the interview at any time. This call may be monitored for quality assurance. This survey will take less than ten minutes to complete. RECORD SEX OF RESPONDENT 1 MALE 2 FEMALE * 99 NA 3

6 MAYAPP GENERALLY SPEAKING, do you approve or disapprove of the way Tom Menino (men-nee-no) is handling his job as Mayor? (IF APPROVE): Would you say that you STRONGLY approve of the way he is handling his job as Mayor, or that you approve only SOMEWHAT? (IF DISAPPROVE): Would you say that you STRONGLY disapprove of the way he is handling his job as Mayor, or that you disapprove only SOMEWHAT? (IF NEITHER, NOT SURE, DK): Would you say that you lean a little more toward APPROVING or DISAPPROVING of the way he is handling his job as Mayor? 1 STRONGLY APPROVE 2 APPROVE SOMEWHAT 3 LEAN TOWARD APPROVING 4 NEITHER, NOT SURE, DK 5 LEAN TOWARD DISAPPROVING 6 DISAPPROVE SOMEWHAT 7 STRONGLY DISAPPROVE 99 NA VOTEINT Let s turn to politics for a minute. As you know, the election for Mayor of Boston will be held on November 5 th. interested would you say you are in the election for Mayor of Boston... extremely interested... very interested... somewhat interested... or not very interested? How 1 EXTREMELY INTERESTED 2 VERY INTERESTED 3 SOMEWHAT INTERESTED 4 NOT VERY INTERESTED 98 DK (DO NOT PROBE) 99 NA / REFUSED FOLLOW How closely have you been following the race would you say very closely somewhat closely not very closely or not closely at all? 1 VERY CLOSELY 2 SOMEWHAT CLOSELY 3 NOT VERY CLOSELY 4 NOT CLOSELY AT ALL 98 DK (DO NOT PROBE) 99 NA / REFUSED 4

7 LIKELY "Which of the following statements best describes you... (READ NUMBERS 1 TO 5) 1 I will probably NOT vote in the November 5 th election for Mayor of Boston, SKIPTO EDUC1 2 I MAY vote in the election for Mayor of Boston, SKIPTO EDUC1 3 Unless some emergency comes up, I WILL vote in the election for Mayor, 4 I will DEFINITELY vote in the election for Mayor, or 5 I just don't know at this time." SKIPTO EDUC1 99 NA/REFUSED SKIPTO EDUC1 FAV Next, I'd like to get your overall opinion of the candidates who are running for Mayor of Boston. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of this person -- or if you have never heard of him. First, how about... ROTATE FAV1 AND FAV2 FAV1 John Connolly? Would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him, or don t you know enough about him to say? 1 FAVORABLE 2 NEITHER FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE - VOLUNTEERED 3 UNFAVORABLE 98 DK / NEVER HEARD OF / KNOW TOO LITTLE TO SAY 99 NA / REFUSED FAV2 Marty Walsh? Would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him, or don t you know enough about him to say? 1 FAVORABLE 2 NEITHER FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE - VOLUNTEERED 3 UNFAVORABLE 98 DK / NEVER HEARD OF / KNOW TOO LITTLE TO SAY 99 NA / REFUSED ELECT1 Have you definitely decided who you are going to vote for in the election for Mayor of Boston are you leaning to a candidate or have you considered the candidates and still trying to make up your mind? 1 DEFINITELY DECIDED 2 LEANING TOWARD A CANDIDATE 3 STILL TRYING TO DECIDE 98 DK (DO NOT PROBE) 99 NA / REFUSED 5

8 ELECT2 If the election for Boston Mayor were held today, would you vote for John Connolly or Marty Walsh or will you skip the election for Mayor? ROTATE CANDIDATES 1 JOHN CONNOLLY 2 MARTY WALSH 3 OTHER CANDIDATE - VOLUNTEERED 97 WILL NOT VOTE SKIPT TO EDUC1 98 UNDECIDED / DK / NOT SURE SKIPTO ELECT3 99 NA / REFUSED SKIP TO EDUC1 SKIPTO ELECT4 ELECT3 Which candidate would you say you are leaning to John Connolly or Marty Walsh or will you skip the election for Mayor? ROTATE CANDIDATES 1 JOHN CONNOLLY 2 MARTY WALSH 3 OTHER CANDIDATE - VOLUNTEERED 97 WILL NOT VOTE SKIPT TO EDUC1 98 DK / NOT SURE 99 NA / REFUSED SKIP TO EDUC1 ELECT4 Regardless of who you plan to vote for, who do you think will win the election John Connolly or Marty Walsh? ROTATE CANDIDATES 1 JOHN CONNOLLY 2 MARTY WALSH 98 UNDECIDED / DK / NOT SURE 99 NA / REFUSED 6

9 ELECT5 Did you vote in the preliminary election for Mayor on September 24? IF YES: Who did you vote for Felix Arroyo John Barros Charles Clemons Rob Consalvo Daniel Conley John Connolly... Charlotte Golar Richie Michael Ross Bill Walczak Marty Walsh David James Wyatt or Charles Yancey? 1 FELIX ARROYO 2 JOHN BARROS 3 CHARLES CLEMONS 4 DAN CONLEY 5 JOHN CONNOLLY 6 ROB CONSALVO 7 CHARLOTTE GOLAR RICHIE 8 MIKE ROSS 9 BILL WALCZAK 10 MARTY WALSH 11 DAVID JAMES WYATT 12 CHARLES YANCEY 13 OTHER CANDIDATE - VOLUNTEERED 97 DID NOT VOTE 98 VOTED BUT CAN T REMEMBER WHO FOR / NOT SURE 99 NA / REFUSED ROTATE WORDC WORDW WORDC What one word comes to mind when you think of John Connolly? RECORD VERBATIM RESPONSE. WORDW What one word comes to mind when you think of Marty Walsh? RECORD VERBATIM RESPONSE. MIPISS Which of the following issues do you think is most important for the candidates for Mayor to focus on improving parking and transportation improving relations between communities of color reducing crime improving education in Boston Public schools improving jobs and the economy or something else? ROTATE RESPONSES 1 PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION 2 RELATIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR 3 REDUCING CRIME 4 EDUCATION IN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 5 JOBS AND THE ECONOMY 6 OTHER SPECIFY 7 ALL EQUAL PROBE: If you had to choose 98 DON T KNOW / NOT SURE 99 NA / REFUSED 7

10 ISSUE Which candidate to you think is best equipped to handle the following issues? ROTATE ISSUE 1 TO ISSUE4 ROTATE CANDIDATES ISSUE1 Negotiating with labor unions? 1 JOHN CONNOLLY 2 MARTY WALSH 3 BOTH EQUAL 4 NEITHER 98 UNDECIDED / DK / NOT SURE 99 NA / REFUSED ISSUE2 Improving Boston Public Schools? ISSUE3 Improving your neighborhood? ISSUE4 Reducing crime? IMAGE1 Which candidate is the most decisive leader John Connolly or Marty Walsh? ROTATE CANDIDATES 1 JOHN CONNOLLY 2 MARTY WALSH 3 BOTH EQUAL 4 NEITHER 98 UNDECIDED / DK / NOT SURE 99 NA / REFUSED IMAGE2 Which candidate understands people like you? ROTATE CANDIDATES 1 JOHN CONNOLLY 2 MARTY WALSH 3 BOTH EQUAL 4 NEITHER 98 UNDECIDED / DK / NOT SURE 99 NA / REFUSED 8

11 INTGRP Do you think that money from outside interest groups, such as corporations or labor unions, should be allowed in municipal elections like the election for Mayor? 1 YES 2 NO 3 DEPENDS VOLUNTEERED 4 YES FOR LABOR / NO FOR CORPORATIONS 5 YES FOR CORPORATIONS / NO FOR LABOR 98 DON'T KNOW / NOT SURE REPEAT QUESTION 99 NA / REFUSED EDUC1 Let s turn to education. How would you rate the quality of education provided by Boston Public Schools excellent good fair poor or very poor? 1 EXCELLENT 2 GOOD 3 FAIR 4 POOR 5 VERY POOR 98 DON'T KNOW / NOT SURE / DEPENDS PROBE: Based on what you have seen or heard 99 NA / REFUSED EDUC2 Have you considered moving out of Boston to send your children to public schools in other communities? 1 YES 2 NO 3 DON T HAVE KIDS 98 DON'T KNOW / NOT SURE 99 NA / REFUSED EDUC3 People have many ideas about how best to improve the City s schools. Which of the following proposals do you think is the BEST way to improve the City s schools? ROTATE RESPONSES 1-4 more charter schools neighborhood schools stronger teacher s union more leeway for principals to run their schools or would you say the schools don t need improvement? 1 MORE CHARTER SCHOOLS 2 NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS 3 STRONGER TEACHER S UNION 4 MORE LEEWAY FOR PRINCIPALS 5 OTHER SPECIFY 6 SCHOOLS DON T NEED IMPROVEMENT 98 DON'T KNOW / NOT SURE 99 NA / REFUSED 9

12 CASINO1 On another topic The State of Massachusetts recently approved building several casinos in the state, including one in the Boston area? Do you support or oppose a casino at Suffolk Downs in East Boston? Is that strongly or just somewhat? 1 STRONGLY SUPPORT 2 SUPPORT SOMEWHAT 3 NEUTRAL VOLUNTEERED 4 OPPOSE SOMEWHAT 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE 98 DON'T KNOW / NOT SURE 99 NA / REFUSED CRIME1 Turning to another issue, recently, an arbitrator said the Boston Police Department should get a 25 percent raise over the next six years, but the City Council has not approved this contract. Do you think the Boston City Council should or should not approve this contract for the Boston Police, or haven t you heard enough about this to say? Is that strongly or just somewhat? 1 SHOULD APPROVE STRONGLY 2 SHOULD APPROVE SOMEWHAT 3 NEUTRAL 4 SHOULD NOT APPROVE SOMEWHAT 5 SHOULD NOT APPROVE - STRONGLY 98 NOT SURE / HAVEN T HEARD ENOUGH TO SAY 99 NA / REFUSED 10

13 ZIPC Now, a few final questions... What is your zip code? ENTER 5-DIGIT ZIPCODE DK PROBE: What neighborhood do you live in? NA / REFUSED D1 What is the highest grade in school, or level of education that you ve completed and got credit for... [READ RESPONSES] 1 Eighth grade or less, 2 Some high school, 3 High school graduate, (INCLUDES G.E.D.) 4 Technical school, 5 Some college, 6 College graduate, 7 Or postgraduate work? 98 DK (DO NOT PROBE) 99 NA / REFUSED D2 GENERALLY SPEAKING, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent or what? (IF REPUBLICAN): Would you call yourself a STRONG Republican or a NOT VERY STRONG Republican? (IF DEMOCRAT): Would you call yourself a STRONG Democrat or a NOT VERY STRONG Democrat? (IF INDEPENDENT, NO PREFERENCE, OR OTHER): Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican or to the Democratic party? 1 STRONG DEMOCRAT 2 NOT VERY STRONG DEMOCRAT 3 INDEPENDENT, BUT CLOSER TO DEMOCRATS 4 INDEPENDENT--CLOSER TO NEITHER 5 INDEPENDENT, BUT CLOSER TO REPUBLICANS 6 NOT VERY STRONG REPUBLICAN 7 STRONG REPUBLICAN 98 OTHER PARTY 99 DK / NA / REFUSED 11

14 D3 What is your current age? : : : : (RECORD EXACT NUMBER OF YEARS OLD -- E.G., 45) : : : : 96 NINETY-SIX YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER 97 REFUSED 98 DK 99 NA D4 How many years have you lived in Boston? IF ALL MY LIFE ASK About how many years is that? RECORD EXACT NUMBER OF YEARS OF RESIDENCE 1 ONE YEAR OR LESS YEARS OF MORE 97 REFUSED 98 DK 99 NA D5 Including yourself, how many ADULTS currently live in your household? 1 ONE 2 TWO 3 THREE 4 FOUR 5 FIVE 6 SIX 7 SEVEN OR MORE 98 DK / NOT SURE 99 NA / REFUSED D6 Are you of Hispanic or of Spanish origin?" 1 YES 2 NO 98 DON'T KNOW 99 REFUSED 12

15 D7 Which of the following best describes your race? Is it...white... African-American... Asian... Native-American... or some other race? 1 WHITE (CAUCASIAN) 2 BLACK (AFRICAN-AMERICAN) 3 HISPANIC 4 ASIAN 5 NATIVE AMERICAN 6 OTHER SPECIFY: 98 DON T KNOW 99 NO ANSWER/REFUSED D8 Thinking about only land-line telephones not counting business lines, extension phones, or cellular phones -- on how many different landline telephone NUMBERS can your household be reached? 0 NO LAND LINE 1 ONE 2 TWO 3 THREE 4 FOUR 5 FIVE 6 SIX 7 SEVEN OR MORE 98 DK * 99 NA / REFUSED D9 And on how many different CELLPHONE NUMBERS can your household be reached? 0 NO CELL PHONE 1 ONE 2 TWO 3 THREE 4 FOUR 5 FIVE 6 SIX 7 SEVEN OR MORE 98 DK * 99 NA / REFUSED 13

16 D10 How much TOTAL income did you and your family receive in 2012, not just from wages or salaries but from ALL sources -- that is, before taxes and other deductions were made? Was it... (READ CATEGORIES) ANNUAL MONTHLY EQUIVALENT 1 Less than $15,000, LESS THAN $1,250 2 $15,000 - $29,999, $1,250 - $2,499 3 $30,000 - $44,999, $2,500 - $3,749 4 $45,000 - $59,999, $3,750 - $4,999 5 $60,000 - $74,999, $5,000 - $6,249 6 $75,000 - $99,999, or $6,250 - $8,333 7 $100,000 and over? $8,334 AND OVER 97 REFUSED 98 DK 99 NA D11 Finally, would you be willing to be interviewed by a reporter to discuss your reactions to some of the topics we ve been talking about? 1 YES Could I have just your first name in case a reporter wants to call you? 2 NO / DK (DO NOT PROBE) 99 NA / REFUSED Thank you for your time and participation. Your input has been very valuable. Goodbye. 14

17 Tabular Results Geographic Regions AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB: Allston/Brighton, Back Bay, CBD, South End, South Boston CTown, EB: Charleston, East Boston Rox, DOT, Matt: Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan JP, ROS, WRox, HP: Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, West Roxbury, Hyde Park 15

18 Vote For Boston Mayor John Marty Connolly Walsh Other Undecided (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 44% 36% 1% 19% 465 Democrat 43% 39% 1% 18% 339 Independent 38% 31% 0% 32% 64 Republican 66% 31% 0% 2% 52 Will Definitely Vote 44% 38% 1% 18% 407 Will Vote Unless Emergency 45% 25% 2% 28% 58 Male 46% 35% 1% 18% 222 Female 42% 37% 1% 20% to 34 38% 42% 1% 19% to 49 52% 27% 1% 20% to 64 43% 38% 0% 19% and over 43% 38% 3% 16% 68 White 46% 38% 1% 15% 283 African American 41% 31% 0% 28% 94 Hispanic 40% 39% 2% 19% 48 Other 56% 19% 0% 25% 25 High school or less 33% 35% 3% 29% 75 Some college 36% 35% 1% 28% 87 College graduate 51% 33% 0% 16% 165 Post-graduate 48% 40% 1% 11% 131 Less than $30K 40% 38% 3% 20% 42 $30K to $60K 43% 39% 3% 15% 66 $60K to $75K 40% 39% 0% 21% 42 $75K to $100K 61% 24% 3% 11% 45 More than $100K 48% 44% 0% 8% 131 Arroyo Supporter 35% 54% 0% 12% 23 Barros Supporter 36% 49% 0% 14% 20 Clemons Supporter 100% 0% 0% 0% 1 Conley Supporter 63% 18% 7% 12% 26 Connolly Supporter 84% 5% 0% 12% 95 Consalvo Supporter 31% 48% 0% 22% 20 Golar Richie Supporter 45% 39% 0% 16% 41 Ross Supporter 38% 27% 0% 35% 13 Walczak Supporter 45% 47% 0% 7% 9 Walsh Supporter 3% 94% 0% 3% 73 Yancey Supporter 37% 0% 0% 63% 4 Did Not Vote 47% 27% 2% 24% 101 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 49% 35% 1% 16% 162 CTown, EB 42% 23% 4% 31% 50 Rox, DOT, Matt 41% 35% 0% 24% 130 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 42% 44% 1% 13% yrs or less in Boston 56% 30% 2% 12% to 20 years 48% 33% 1% 18% to 30 years 39% 40% 0% 21% 82 More than 30 years 40% 38% 1% 21% 195 Extremely interested 38% 42% 1% 19% 191 Very interested 49% 35% 0% 16% 199 Some/little interest 46% 24% 3% 27% 75 16

19 Vote For Boston Mayor With Leaners John Marty Connolly Walsh Other Undecided (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 47% 38% 1% 14% 465 Democrat 46% 40% 1% 13% 339 Independent 39% 34% 0% 27% 64 Republican 67% 31% 0% 1% 52 Will Definitely Vote 46% 39% 1% 14% 407 Will Vote Unless Emergency 54% 26% 2% 17% 58 Male 50% 36% 1% 13% 222 Female 44% 39% 1% 16% to 34 43% 43% 1% 13% to 49 54% 29% 1% 16% to 64 45% 41% 0% 14% and over 47% 38% 3% 12% 68 White 48% 40% 1% 11% 283 African American 46% 31% 0% 23% 94 Hispanic 44% 39% 2% 14% 48 Other 56% 28% 0% 16% 25 High school or less 40% 39% 3% 18% 75 Some college 37% 35% 1% 26% 87 College graduate 54% 35% 0% 12% 165 Post-graduate 50% 42% 1% 7% 131 Less than $30K 43% 38% 3% 16% 42 $30K to $60K 51% 41% 3% 5% 66 $60K to $75K 40% 46% 0% 15% 42 $75K to $100K 63% 24% 3% 10% 45 More than $100K 49% 45% 0% 6% 131 Arroyo Supporter 40% 56% 0% 4% 23 Barros Supporter 36% 49% 0% 14% 20 Clemons Supporter 100% 0% 0% 0% 1 Conley Supporter 66% 21% 7% 5% 26 Connolly Supporter 86% 6% 0% 8% 95 Consalvo Supporter 31% 48% 0% 22% 20 Golar Richie Supporter 49% 41% 0% 10% 41 Ross Supporter 38% 31% 0% 31% 13 Walczak Supporter 45% 47% 0% 7% 9 Walsh Supporter 3% 97% 0% 0% 73 Yancey Supporter 37% 0% 0% 63% 4 Did Not Vote 52% 28% 2% 18% 101 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 51% 36% 1% 12% 162 CTown, EB 44% 26% 4% 26% 50 Rox, DOT, Matt 45% 36% 0% 19% 130 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 45% 45% 1% 9% yrs or less in Boston 60% 33% 2% 5% to 20 years 53% 34% 1% 12% to 30 years 43% 42% 0% 15% 82 More than 30 years 41% 40% 1% 18% 195 Extremely interested 39% 45% 1% 15% 191 Very interested 53% 36% 0% 11% 199 Some/little interest 52% 25% 3% 21% 75 17

20 Interest in November Mayor Election Extremely Very Somewhat Not Very Don't Interested Interested Interested Interested Know (N=) CITY OF BOSTON 30% 33% 22% 15% 0% 719 Democrat 31% 34% 20% 14% 0% 495 Independent 30% 30% 23% 17% 0% 116 Republican 27% 36% 25% 12% 0% 72 Will Definitely Vote 44% 42% 12% 2% 0% 440 Will Vote Unless Emergency 22% 40% 32% 6% 0% 63 Non-likely voter 4% 13% 38% 44% 1% 212 Male 28% 33% 24% 14% 0% 350 Female 32% 34% 19% 15% 0% to 34 16% 26% 34% 23% 0% to 49 32% 32% 20% 16% 0% to 64 40% 38% 13% 9% 0% and over 32% 40% 18% 10% 0% 93 White 37% 34% 18% 11% 0% 381 African American 24% 30% 29% 16% 0% 168 Hispanic 23% 33% 16% 28% 0% 87 Other 14% 37% 30% 19% 0% 54 High school or less 30% 22% 26% 20% 1% 130 Some college 29% 31% 24% 16% 0% 153 College graduate 31% 36% 18% 15% 0% 246 Post-graduate 30% 40% 20% 11% 0% 180 Less than $30K 18% 27% 30% 23% 1% 87 $30K to $60K 32% 28% 14% 26% 0% 112 $60K to $75K 28% 37% 25% 9% 0% 52 $75K to $100K 32% 47% 13% 7% 0% 59 More than $100K 36% 38% 15% 10% 0% 176 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 26% 32% 23% 19% 0% 246 CTown, EB 37% 33% 17% 13% 0% 73 Rox, DOT, Matt 30% 29% 25% 15% 0% 228 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 33% 39% 18% 9% 1% yrs or less in Boston 19% 30% 25% 25% 1% to 20 years 22% 42% 21% 15% 0% to 30 years 32% 28% 29% 12% 0% 123 More than 30 years 40% 34% 16% 10% 0% 268 Extremely interested 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 216 Very interested 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 239 Some/little interest 0% 0% 60% 40% 0%

21 Closely Followed The Boston Mayor Election Very Somewhat Not Very Not At All Closely Closely Closely Closely (N=) CITY OF BOSTON 33% 40% 12% 16% 718 Democrat 32% 44% 12% 13% 495 Independent 29% 32% 13% 25% 116 Republican 46% 36% 10% 7% 72 Will Definitely Vote 46% 44% 6% 5% 440 Will Vote Unless Emergency 13% 65% 16% 6% 63 Non-likely voter 11% 25% 22% 41% 211 Male 30% 44% 11% 15% 349 Female 35% 36% 12% 16% to 34 13% 42% 17% 28% to 49 31% 40% 13% 16% to 64 47% 38% 7% 8% and over 43% 40% 11% 6% 93 White 42% 37% 8% 13% 381 African American 19% 47% 19% 15% 168 Hispanic 23% 41% 14% 22% 87 Other 20% 43% 13% 24% 53 High school or less 26% 43% 14% 17% 130 Some college 29% 40% 13% 17% 152 College graduate 34% 38% 12% 17% 246 Post-graduate 38% 43% 8% 12% 180 Less than $30K 21% 36% 18% 25% 86 $30K to $60K 30% 40% 12% 19% 112 $60K to $75K 34% 44% 13% 9% 52 $75K to $100K 39% 39% 8% 13% 59 More than $100K 39% 42% 8% 12% 176 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 30% 36% 11% 23% 246 CTown, EB 34% 44% 13% 9% 73 Rox, DOT, Matt 26% 43% 14% 17% 228 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 45% 39% 9% 7% yrs or less in Boston 25% 33% 14% 28% to 20 years 25% 48% 13% 15% to 30 years 31% 44% 11% 14% 122 More than 30 years 42% 39% 10% 9% 268 Extremely interested 63% 32% 3% 2% 216 Very interested 34% 57% 4% 4% 238 Some/little interest 6% 32% 25% 38%

22 Likeliness of Voting in November Boston Mayor Election Probably May Vote Unless Definitely Don't NOT Vote Vote Emergency Vote Know (N=) CITY OF BOSTON 13% 7% 9% 62% 9% 715 Democrat 12% 6% 9% 64% 9% 493 Independent 14% 11% 10% 53% 12% 116 Republican 17% 7% 6% 68% 1% 71 Male 13% 8% 10% 58% 10% 348 Female 13% 6% 8% 65% 8% to 34 20% 14% 14% 39% 13% to 49 13% 8% 9% 64% 6% to 64 8% 4% 4% 76% 8% and over 12% 2% 7% 69% 10% 92 White 11% 5% 9% 70% 5% 380 African American 11% 12% 8% 54% 15% 168 Hispanic 21% 5% 10% 48% 16% 87 Other 26% 10% 10% 44% 10% 52 High school or less 14% 8% 5% 55% 18% 129 Some college 17% 7% 10% 54% 11% 151 College graduate 14% 6% 8% 64% 8% 246 Post-graduate 9% 9% 11% 68% 3% 179 Less than $30K 17% 15% 8% 43% 16% 87 $30K to $60K 25% 5% 8% 53% 9% 111 $60K to $75K 11% 4% 13% 67% 4% 52 $75K to $100K 5% 7% 15% 70% 4% 58 More than $100K 11% 6% 8% 70% 5% 175 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 15% 8% 10% 59% 7% 245 CTown, EB 14% 0% 9% 70% 6% 72 Rox, DOT, Matt 12% 9% 10% 55% 14% 226 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 11% 6% 6% 70% 7% yrs or less in Boston 26% 9% 9% 46% 9% to 20 years 9% 12% 12% 59% 9% to 30 years 12% 7% 10% 62% 9% 122 More than 30 years 9% 3% 6% 72% 9% 265 Extremely interested 1% 1% 6% 89% 2% 215 Very interested 3% 4% 11% 78% 4% 237 Some/little interest 33% 15% 9% 24% 19%

23 Decided on Candidate For Boston Mayor? Definitely Still Trying Don t Decided Leaning To Decide Know (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 46% 17% 36% 1% 501 Democrat 46% 20% 34% 1% 356 Independent 40% 16% 43% 1% 73 Republican 59% 10% 31% 0% 53 Will Definitely Vote 49% 18% 33% 1% 439 Will Vote Unless Emergency 25% 17% 57% 2% 62 Male 43% 19% 37% 1% 237 Female 48% 16% 35% 1% to 34 37% 22% 39% 2% to 49 45% 13% 40% 2% to 64 47% 20% 33% 0% and over 55% 17% 28% 0% 70 White 49% 19% 31% 0% 299 African American 38% 18% 41% 3% 103 Hispanic 52% 4% 43% 0% 50 Other 20% 27% 53% 0% 28 High school or less 48% 16% 36% 0% 77 Some college 40% 18% 41% 1% 97 College graduate 44% 15% 40% 2% 178 Post-graduate 49% 23% 28% 1% 141 Less than $30K 47% 17% 32% 4% 44 $30K to $60K 49% 18% 33% 0% 67 $60K to $75K 31% 21% 48% 0% 42 $75K to $100K 38% 20% 43% 0% 49 More than $100K 55% 19% 27% 0% 136 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 49% 20% 31% 0% 168 CTown, EB 41% 8% 50% 1% 57 Rox, DOT, Matt 43% 16% 40% 2% 145 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 48% 20% 32% 0% yrs or less in Boston 44% 17% 38% 2% to 20 years 41% 19% 39% 1% to 30 years 36% 25% 38% 1% 88 More than 30 years 52% 15% 33% 0% 207 Extremely interested 51% 17% 31% 0% 206 Very interested 47% 19% 34% 1% 210 Some/little interest 30% 16% 51% 3% 85 21

24 Favorability: John Connolly Favorable Neutral Unfavorable DK (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 62% 10% 19% 9% 493 Democrat 61% 10% 19% 10% 354 Independent 67% 11% 15% 7% 70 Republican 73% 11% 16% 1% 53 Connolly Supporter 87% 6% 2% 4% 219 Walsh Supporter 40% 9% 44% 6% 173 Undecided 42% 21% 10% 28% 68 Will Definitely Vote 63% 9% 20% 9% 434 Will Vote Unless Emergency 58% 19% 15% 8% 59 Male 64% 8% 20% 8% 230 Female 61% 12% 18% 9% to 34 48% 14% 26% 11% to 49 65% 11% 16% 8% to 64 66% 8% 17% 9% and over 71% 9% 14% 6% 69 White 66% 10% 19% 4% 295 African American 58% 12% 11% 19% 102 Hispanic 46% 6% 33% 15% 50 Other 68% 15% 8% 10% 26 High school or less 50% 8% 20% 22% 78 Some college 56% 12% 21% 11% 96 College graduate 68% 10% 17% 5% 176 Post-graduate 69% 11% 17% 3% 134 Less than $30K 38% 12% 27% 23% 44 $30K to $60K 56% 12% 21% 11% 68 $60K to $75K 59% 11% 18% 11% 42 $75K to $100K 80% 8% 10% 2% 49 More than $100K 72% 6% 19% 3% 135 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 65% 10% 20% 5% 168 CTown, EB 60% 13% 20% 8% 54 Rox, DOT, Matt 57% 11% 16% 16% 141 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 67% 8% 20% 5% yrs or less in Boston 66% 12% 16% 6% to 20 years 69% 7% 13% 11% to 30 years 56% 8% 25% 11% 86 More than 30 years 62% 12% 18% 8% 205 Extremely interested 61% 10% 25% 4% 201 Very interested 70% 7% 14% 8% 209 Some/little interest 46% 16% 17% 21% 84 22

25 Favorability: Marty Walsh Favorable Neutral Unfavorable DK (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 57% 11% 20% 11% 495 Democrat 61% 12% 15% 12% 356 Independent 55% 7% 25% 13% 70 Republican 42% 13% 41% 4% 53 Connolly Supporter 31% 17% 40% 12% 219 Walsh Supporter 97% 2% 0% 1% 175 Undecided 40% 22% 6% 32% 68 Will Definitely Vote 59% 11% 21% 10% 435 Will Vote Unless Emergency 48% 13% 16% 22% 60 Male 60% 10% 21% 9% 232 Female 55% 12% 20% 13% to 34 55% 15% 14% 16% to 49 58% 10% 22% 10% to 64 58% 11% 21% 11% and over 56% 13% 24% 7% 71 White 60% 13% 21% 6% 297 African American 50% 11% 16% 23% 102 Hispanic 55% 6% 16% 22% 50 Other 47% 13% 31% 9% 26 High school or less 48% 8% 16% 28% 78 Some college 56% 13% 17% 14% 97 College graduate 58% 12% 22% 8% 176 Post-graduate 63% 12% 20% 5% 136 Less than $30K 44% 7% 17% 31% 45 $30K to $60K 52% 11% 24% 13% 68 $60K to $75K 60% 5% 20% 16% 42 $75K to $100K 57% 20% 21% 3% 49 More than $100K 68% 10% 18% 4% 136 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 58% 14% 23% 5% 168 CTown, EB 48% 15% 17% 19% 54 Rox, DOT, Matt 55% 9% 17% 18% 142 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 63% 9% 20% 7% yrs or less in Boston 57% 11% 23% 8% to 20 years 61% 8% 18% 12% to 30 years 53% 12% 17% 17% 86 More than 30 years 57% 13% 19% 10% 207 Extremely interested 61% 11% 21% 7% 202 Very interested 60% 10% 21% 9% 209 Some/little interest 43% 16% 16% 25% 84 23

26 Who Will Win Boston Mayor Election John Marty Connolly Walsh Unsure (N=) CITY OF BOSTON 39% 32% 29% 460 Democrat 38% 34% 28% 339 Independent 35% 22% 42% 60 Republican 49% 33% 18% 51 Connolly Supporter 66% 13% 21% 219 Walsh Supporter 13% 63% 24% 175 Undecided 18% 15% 67% 66 Will Definitely Vote 38% 33% 29% 406 Will Vote Unless Emergency 48% 25% 27% 55 Male 37% 34% 29% 218 Female 41% 31% 28% to 34 40% 29% 30% to 49 48% 33% 20% to 64 35% 31% 34% and over 35% 32% 33% 68 White 39% 33% 28% 278 African American 35% 33% 32% 94 Hispanic 49% 29% 22% 48 Other 38% 20% 42% 25 High school or less 40% 35% 25% 75 Some college 30% 35% 34% 86 College graduate 46% 30% 24% 165 Post-graduate 36% 31% 33% 128 Less than $30K 43% 27% 30% 42 $30K to $60K 42% 26% 31% 66 $60K to $75K 46% 40% 13% 41 $75K to $100K 42% 32% 26% 45 More than $100K 38% 33% 29% 131 Arroyo Supporter 31% 48% 20% 23 Barros Supporter 38% 28% 34% 20 Clemons Supporter 100% 0% 0% 1 Conley Supporter 47% 33% 20% 26 Connolly Supporter 65% 16% 18% 95 Consalvo Supporter 25% 37% 38% 20 Golar Richie Supporter 32% 40% 28% 41 Ross Supporter 24% 38% 38% 10 Walczak Supporter 15% 20% 65% 9 Walsh Supporter 10% 73% 17% 73 Yancey Supporter 18% 27% 55% 4 Did Not Vote 51% 18% 32% 101 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 39% 32% 30% 162 CTown, EB 44% 17% 39% 46 Rox, DOT, Matt 38% 36% 26% 129 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 38% 35% 27% yrs or less in Boston 47% 30% 23% to 20 years 44% 28% 28% to 30 years 37% 32% 31% 82 More than 30 years 35% 35% 30% 193 Extremely interested 34% 36% 30% 188 Very interested 46% 30% 24% 198 Some/little interest 34% 28% 38% 74 24

27 Vote in September Primary Felix John Charles Dan John Rob Charlotte Mike Bill Arroyo Barros Clemons Conley Connolly Consalvo Golar Richie Ross Walczak CITY OF BOSTON LV 5% 5% 0% 6% 21% 5% 9% 3% 2% Democrat 7% 6% 0% 4% 22% 5% 12% 2% 3% Independent 3% 2% 0% 7% 15% 3% 0% 9% 1% Republican 0% 3% 0% 18% 31% 4% 4% 5% 0% Connolly Supporter 4% 3% 0% 8% 38% 3% 9% 2% 2% Walsh Supporter 8% 6% 0% 3% 3% 6% 10% 2% 3% Undecided 2% 5% 0% 6% 14% 8% 8% 7% 1% Will Definitely Vote 5% 5% 0% 6% 23% 5% 10% 3% 2% Will Vote Unless Emergency 7% 2% 2% 3% 9% 3% 4% 5% 2% Male 6% 4% 1% 6% 24% 4% 10% 4% 1% Female 5% 5% 0% 6% 20% 5% 9% 2% 3% 18 to 34 10% 5% 0% 2% 13% 5% 5% 2% 1% 35 to 49 3% 5% 0% 5% 28% 4% 8% 7% 1% 50 to 64 6% 4% 1% 8% 21% 3% 10% 1% 2% 65 and over 2% 4% 0% 8% 24% 4% 18% 1% 5% White 5% 4% 0% 8% 22% 6% 6% 5% 3% African American 1% 6% 1% 2% 28% 1% 18% 0% 1% Hispanic 15% 5% 0% 0% 16% 2% 5% 0% 0% Other 0% 9% 0% 0% 11% 5% 18% 0% 5% High school or less 5% 1% 0% 10% 18% 2% 6% 1% 0% Some college 4% 4% 1% 7% 21% 2% 10% 1% 3% College graduate 4% 4% 0% 5% 25% 5% 6% 3% 1% Post-graduate 9% 8% 0% 4% 21% 6% 13% 5% 4% Less than $30K 2% 3% 0% 5% 21% 3% 14% 0% 2% $30K to $60K 4% 4% 2% 6% 27% 2% 7% 0% 1% $60K to $75K 0% 10% 0% 10% 26% 6% 7% 0% 2% $75K to $100K 10% 6% 0% 8% 28% 5% 7% 1% 1% More than $100K 5% 6% 0% 5% 20% 5% 11% 6% 5% AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 5% 6% 0% 6% 22% 2% 8% 5% 3% CTown, EB 4% 0% 0% 7% 37% 4% 7% 6% 0% Rox, DOT, Matt 3% 4% 1% 4% 19% 1% 15% 1% 1% JP, ROS, WRox, HP 9% 5% 0% 8% 18% 12% 6% 2% 2% 10 yrs or less in Boston 8% 6% 0% 3% 28% 5% 8% 5% 0% 11 to 20 years 3% 5% 0% 5% 21% 3% 8% 8% 6% 21 to 30 years 2% 9% 0% 2% 15% 4% 12% 2% 2% More than 30 years 6% 2% 1% 9% 23% 5% 10% 0% 1% Extremely interested 7% 5% 1% 6% 20% 7% 9% 3% 2% Very interested 4% 5% 0% 7% 25% 3% 10% 3% 3% Some/little interest 4% 3% 0% 4% 16% 4% 8% 3% 0% 25

28 Vote in September Primary (Continued) Marty Charles Voted But Can t Walsh Yancey Other Did Not Vote Remember (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 17% 1% 1% 23% 2% 440 Democrat 16% 1% 1% 22% 1% 322 Independent 23% 0% 0% 28% 8% 59 Republican 16% 0% 0% 16% 3% 52 Connolly Supporter 1% 1% 1% 24% 3% 216 Walsh Supporter 42% 0% 0% 17% 0% 169 Undecided 0% 5% 0% 38% 7% 56 Will Definitely Vote 17% 1% 0% 20% 2% 384 Will Vote Unless Emergency 13% 0% 4% 43% 3% 56 Male 17% 2% 0% 22% 2% 205 Female 17% 0% 1% 24% 3% to 34 14% 0% 0% 41% 2% to 49 14% 2% 0% 22% 1% to 64 21% 1% 0% 20% 2% and over 17% 2% 3% 10% 4% 67 White 20% 0% 0% 18% 3% 270 African American 12% 2% 0% 27% 3% 88 Hispanic 15% 2% 4% 36% 0% 47 Other 9% 6% 0% 37% 0% 24 High school or less 28% 2% 0% 24% 4% 67 Some college 23% 2% 0% 20% 2% 78 College graduate 13% 1% 1% 30% 2% 161 Post-graduate 12% 0% 0% 16% 2% 128 Less than $30K 13% 1% 1% 33% 0% 40 $30K to $60K 25% 4% 0% 17% 2% 66 $60K to $75K 17% 0% 0% 23% 0% 41 $75K to $100K 13% 2% 0% 18% 0% 45 More than $100K 17% 0% 0% 18% 2% 128 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 16% 1% 1% 23% 3% 153 CTown, EB 18% 0% 0% 15% 0% 44 Rox, DOT, Matt 20% 2% 0% 28% 2% 122 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 15% 0% 0% 20% 2% yrs or less in Boston 9% 0% 0% 25% 4% to 20 years 9% 0% 0% 30% 1% to 30 years 22% 0% 0% 31% 0% 77 More than 30 years 22% 2% 1% 15% 3% 177 Extremely interested 23% 0% 0% 16% 2% 176 Very interested 12% 2% 1% 24% 1% 192 Some/little interest 13% 0% 1% 38% 5% 73 26

29 One Word To Describe Connolly Honest/ Smart/ Hard- Comm- Family Man/ Capable/ Working/ unity/ Politician/ Education Unions Good Man Experienced Motivated Local Menino Negative Other DK (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 27% 1% 19% 11% 5% 4% 5% 13% 9% 8% 412 Democrat 28% 1% 18% 10% 6% 3% 5% 14% 6% 8% 302 Independent 26% 0% 19% 10% 2% 4% 1% 10% 19% 9% 56 Republican 25% 0% 17% 19% 1% 6% 8% 10% 11% 4% 48 Connolly Supporter 32% 0% 24% 17% 5% 5% 6% 2% 6% 4% 208 Walsh Supporter 18% 1% 12% 6% 5% 3% 4% 29% 11% 11% 157 Undecided 36% 1% 20% 0% 4% 2% 0% 9% 12% 17% 46 Will Definitely Vote 27% 1% 18% 11% 6% 3% 5% 13% 9% 7% 369 Will Vote Unless Emergency 24% 0% 23% 12% 1% 7% 4% 7% 2% 19% 43 Male 24% 0% 22% 10% 5% 4% 5% 12% 9% 8% 196 Female 29% 1% 16% 12% 5% 3% 4% 14% 8% 7% to 34 33% 1% 14% 5% 3% 2% 5% 15% 4% 20% to 49 30% 1% 24% 8% 3% 6% 3% 8% 13% 3% to 64 23% 1% 16% 11% 8% 4% 4% 15% 11% 8% and over 21% 0% 21% 24% 5% 3% 9% 14% 2% 2% 60 White 29% 1% 16% 13% 4% 4% 6% 14% 8% 5% 264 African American 21% 1% 26% 3% 7% 5% 3% 9% 9% 18% 76 Hispanic 19% 0% 27% 8% 7% 3% 2% 15% 8% 11% 40 Other 32% 0% 12% 9% 10% 3% 0% 9% 16% 9% 21 High school or less 13% 0% 23% 7% 4% 5% 6% 14% 9% 19% 62 Some college 21% 1% 25% 8% 4% 5% 7% 12% 7% 12% 71 College graduate 26% 1% 23% 9% 7% 3% 4% 13% 10% 4% 153 Post-graduate 40% 1% 8% 16% 5% 3% 3% 13% 8% 3% 121 Less than $30K 19% 1% 23% 7% 3% 2% 7% 4% 12% 21% 34 $30K to $60K 18% 1% 26% 9% 10% 3% 7% 13% 8% 5% 60 $60K to $75K 34% 0% 11% 6% 13% 6% 0% 13% 13% 4% 34 $75K to $100K 32% 0% 12% 21% 5% 5% 3% 7% 9% 7% 42 More than $100K 32% 1% 13% 9% 3% 4% 6% 16% 10% 6% 125 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 30% 1% 18% 12% 4% 4% 0% 16% 11% 4% 148 CTown, EB 36% 0% 19% 13% 4% 0% 12% 6% 9% 0% 45 Rox, DOT, Matt 19% 0% 23% 7% 8% 3% 4% 10% 8% 19% 107 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 26% 1% 16% 13% 5% 5% 8% 14% 6% 6% yrs or less in Boston 40% 1% 14% 10% 4% 3% 6% 7% 10% 5% to 20 years 29% 2% 21% 9% 4% 4% 5% 9% 8% 10% to 30 years 18% 0% 26% 7% 6% 0% 1% 19% 10% 12% 73 More than 30 years 24% 0% 17% 13% 6% 6% 5% 14% 8% 6% 171 Extremely interested 26% 0% 19% 10% 5% 4% 3% 18% 11% 4% 179 Very interested 31% 1% 16% 15% 6% 3% 5% 8% 8% 7% 176 Some/little interest 19% 0% 26% 4% 2% 5% 7% 11% 4% 23% 58 27

30 One Word To Describe Walsh Honest/ Smart/ Hard- Comm- Family Man/ Capable/ Working/ unity/ Politician/ Education Unions Good Man Experienced Motivated Local Menino Negative Other DK (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 1% 22% 21% 9% 11% 5% 6% 7% 8% 11% 399 Democrat 1% 19% 24% 8% 10% 6% 6% 5% 9% 12% 292 Independent 0% 21% 19% 10% 10% 4% 5% 13% 7% 12% 54 Republican 1% 41% 3% 12% 14% 4% 3% 16% 2% 3% 48 Connolly Supporter 0% 36% 9% 4% 5% 3% 8% 14% 6% 14% 188 Walsh Supporter 2% 7% 34% 15% 15% 7% 5% 1% 9% 5% 167 Undecided 3% 15% 22% 5% 16% 4% 0% 5% 9% 20% 43 Will Definitely Vote 1% 23% 22% 8% 11% 5% 6% 8% 7% 9% 354 Will Vote Unless Emergency 5% 7% 14% 16% 6% 6% 6% 1% 14% 24% 44 Male 1% 23% 20% 11% 9% 3% 7% 8% 7% 12% 195 Female 2% 20% 22% 7% 12% 7% 5% 7% 9% 10% to 34 0% 16% 11% 13% 14% 8% 3% 2% 12% 22% to 49 4% 24% 19% 5% 12% 5% 6% 9% 7% 9% to 64 1% 24% 25% 5% 10% 5% 8% 10% 5% 9% and over 0% 20% 28% 15% 5% 2% 7% 8% 9% 6% 61 White 1% 28% 18% 9% 10% 5% 8% 7% 6% 9% 264 African American 2% 11% 31% 3% 10% 7% 3% 5% 10% 19% 67 Hispanic 4% 6% 29% 14% 11% 3% 0% 3% 16% 15% 37 Other 0% 9% 2% 7% 23% 11% 0% 22% 14% 11% 19 High school or less 1% 9% 28% 9% 9% 7% 8% 7% 7% 16% 58 Some college 2% 10% 24% 8% 12% 4% 4% 8% 9% 20% 73 College graduate 1% 24% 19% 11% 11% 5% 2% 10% 7% 10% 141 Post-graduate 1% 34% 17% 7% 10% 4% 10% 5% 9% 3% 122 Less than $30K 2% 3% 15% 15% 9% 9% 3% 9% 14% 21% 32 $30K to $60K 3% 15% 26% 5% 13% 2% 8% 9% 11% 9% 60 $60K to $75K 2% 25% 24% 10% 17% 0% 0% 8% 2% 12% 34 $75K to $100K 0% 32% 7% 6% 5% 12% 7% 14% 7% 9% 39 More than $100K 1% 32% 19% 11% 7% 6% 5% 5% 5% 9% 121 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 0% 27% 17% 13% 10% 4% 8% 8% 9% 5% 147 CTown, EB 0% 23% 16% 0% 17% 2% 16% 9% 5% 13% 40 Rox, DOT, Matt 2% 9% 24% 7% 11% 8% 4% 6% 12% 18% 102 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 3% 26% 25% 7% 9% 5% 2% 8% 4% 12% yrs or less in Boston 0% 37% 11% 11% 15% 2% 6% 7% 6% 5% to 20 years 3% 24% 13% 10% 12% 1% 5% 6% 12% 13% to 30 years 2% 11% 22% 5% 13% 7% 4% 10% 9% 17% 72 More than 30 years 0% 18% 28% 7% 7% 8% 8% 7% 6% 10% 165 Extremely interested 1% 23% 24% 9% 13% 4% 5% 8% 6% 8% 171 Very interested 2% 24% 18% 8% 10% 6% 5% 9% 9% 9% 171 Some/little interest 1% 10% 21% 10% 5% 6% 10% 2% 10% 26% 56 28

31 Most Important Issue For Mayor Candidates To Focus On Relations W/ Parking Communities Reducing Jobs/ /Trans. Of Color Crime Education Economy Other All Equal DK (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 2% 4% 10% 35% 31% 7% 11% 1% 464 Democrat 1% 5% 10% 37% 30% 6% 10% 0% 339 Independent 3% 0% 11% 37% 23% 9% 16% 1% 63 Republican 2% 1% 11% 26% 48% 7% 5% 0% 52 Connolly Supporter 2% 3% 9% 45% 28% 5% 9% 0% 217 Walsh Supporter 1% 5% 11% 26% 40% 6% 11% 0% 175 Undecided 0% 4% 12% 28% 21% 15% 17% 3% 71 Will Definitely Vote 1% 4% 11% 35% 31% 6% 12% 1% 406 Will Vote Unless Emergency 3% 2% 8% 36% 33% 12% 6% 0% 58 Male 2% 3% 8% 31% 37% 6% 12% 1% 221 Female 1% 5% 12% 39% 26% 7% 10% 0% to 34 3% 2% 5% 44% 33% 5% 7% 1% to 49 1% 4% 9% 41% 24% 9% 9% 2% to 64 2% 3% 13% 27% 36% 5% 14% 0% and over 1% 6% 15% 28% 32% 4% 12% 0% 68 White 2% 4% 9% 33% 37% 7% 8% 1% 281 African American 0% 5% 14% 31% 26% 8% 16% 0% 94 Hispanic 0% 0% 14% 56% 20% 0% 9% 1% 48 Other 0% 3% 7% 44% 30% 0% 17% 0% 25 High school or less 0% 2% 17% 24% 34% 3% 20% 1% 75 Some college 2% 4% 9% 34% 28% 6% 16% 0% 87 College graduate 2% 3% 10% 36% 33% 7% 10% 0% 165 Post-graduate 2% 5% 8% 42% 30% 8% 3% 1% 130 Less than $30K 2% 3% 10% 32% 29% 4% 19% 1% 42 $30K to $60K 2% 10% 16% 25% 30% 8% 9% 0% 66 $60K to $75K 0% 4% 8% 22% 43% 12% 10% 0% 42 $75K to $100K 0% 3% 10% 37% 36% 5% 4% 4% 45 More than $100K 2% 4% 8% 39% 38% 4% 5% 1% 130 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 1% 2% 8% 32% 38% 7% 10% 1% 161 CTown, EB 3% 0% 11% 31% 37% 5% 13% 0% 50 Rox, DOT, Matt 1% 4% 13% 33% 25% 8% 16% 0% 130 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 2% 8% 10% 43% 26% 5% 6% 1% yrs or less in Boston 3% 2% 7% 48% 29% 8% 2% 2% to 20 years 3% 5% 5% 43% 29% 6% 7% 1% to 30 years 0% 3% 11% 35% 29% 7% 14% 1% 82 More than 30 years 1% 4% 14% 25% 35% 5% 16% 0% 195 Extremely interested 1% 4% 12% 33% 31% 8% 10% 0% 191 Very interested 1% 3% 10% 39% 32% 4% 10% 0% 199 Some/little interest 3% 4% 8% 29% 28% 10% 15% 3% 74 29

32 Who Will Be Better At Negotiating With Labor Unions John Marty DK/ Connolly Walsh Both Neither Not Sure (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 26% 55% 2% 2% 15% 457 Democrat 24% 57% 2% 1% 15% 335 Independent 31% 42% 7% 3% 18% 60 Republican 31% 58% 1% 1% 8% 52 Connolly Supporter 44% 42% 2% 0% 12% 218 Walsh Supporter 8% 80% 2% 2% 8% 175 Undecided 15% 26% 5% 5% 49% 64 Will Definitely Vote 26% 56% 2% 2% 14% 403 Will Vote Unless Emergency 26% 42% 3% 1% 28% 54 Male 31% 51% 3% 2% 13% 216 Female 22% 58% 2% 1% 17% to 34 23% 54% 0% 2% 22% to 49 35% 47% 2% 2% 13% to 64 21% 61% 5% 0% 12% and over 25% 57% 0% 2% 16% 68 White 26% 59% 2% 2% 12% 276 African American 25% 49% 3% 0% 23% 93 Hispanic 28% 51% 2% 4% 14% 47 Other 33% 38% 2% 0% 27% 25 High school or less 23% 55% 1% 0% 20% 73 Some college 23% 47% 6% 4% 20% 86 College graduate 32% 51% 1% 2% 14% 165 Post-graduate 22% 65% 2% 0% 11% 126 Less than $30K 32% 32% 3% 5% 28% 39 $30K to $60K 26% 63% 2% 0% 10% 64 $60K to $75K 39% 48% 2% 5% 6% 41 $75K to $100K 25% 65% 0% 0% 11% 45 More than $100K 29% 59% 2% 1% 10% 131 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 28% 54% 2% 2% 14% 161 CTown, EB 27% 50% 3% 0% 20% 46 Rox, DOT, Matt 19% 58% 3% 1% 18% 129 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 31% 53% 2% 2% 12% yrs or less in Boston 28% 55% 2% 0% 16% to 20 years 27% 54% 2% 2% 15% to 30 years 26% 57% 1% 3% 13% 81 More than 30 years 25% 55% 4% 1% 15% 193 Extremely interested 23% 61% 2% 2% 11% 187 Very interested 29% 53% 3% 1% 14% 198 Some/little interest 25% 41% 1% 3% 30% 73 30

33 Who Will Be Better At Improving Boston Public Schools John Marty DK/ Connolly Walsh Both Neither Not Sure (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 53% 26% 7% 1% 12% 458 Democrat 54% 28% 6% 1% 12% 337 Independent 43% 25% 12% 4% 16% 59 Republican 63% 18% 10% 3% 5% 52 Connolly Supporter 83% 5% 4% 2% 7% 218 Walsh Supporter 25% 56% 8% 2% 9% 175 Undecided 28% 16% 14% 0% 42% 65 Will Definitely Vote 54% 26% 8% 1% 11% 404 Will Vote Unless Emergency 49% 27% 1% 1% 22% 54 Male 47% 29% 8% 1% 14% 216 Female 58% 23% 7% 1% 11% to 34 43% 27% 3% 1% 26% to 49 58% 27% 6% 3% 6% to 64 55% 25% 9% 1% 11% and over 57% 25% 8% 1% 10% 68 White 57% 27% 5% 1% 10% 277 African American 46% 27% 9% 1% 17% 94 Hispanic 47% 31% 6% 2% 15% 47 Other 57% 14% 5% 0% 24% 25 High school or less 44% 34% 8% 0% 15% 73 Some college 45% 33% 7% 1% 13% 85 College graduate 61% 20% 7% 2% 10% 165 Post-graduate 55% 24% 7% 1% 13% 127 Less than $30K 48% 29% 8% 2% 13% 39 $30K to $60K 53% 31% 8% 2% 6% 66 $60K to $75K 47% 28% 10% 6% 9% 41 $75K to $100K 67% 15% 4% 2% 11% 45 More than $100K 57% 27% 4% 1% 11% 130 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 51% 27% 6% 2% 13% 162 CTown, EB 75% 9% 7% 0% 9% 46 Rox, DOT, Matt 51% 27% 8% 1% 13% 130 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 50% 29% 7% 2% 12% yrs or less in Boston 55% 28% 3% 1% 12% to 20 years 50% 25% 7% 2% 16% to 30 years 55% 25% 4% 2% 13% 81 More than 30 years 54% 26% 9% 1% 10% 192 Extremely interested 53% 29% 7% 1% 10% 186 Very interested 57% 22% 8% 1% 11% 198 Some/little interest 42% 27% 5% 3% 23% 74 31

34 Who Will Be Better At Improving Your Neighborhood John Marty DK/ Connolly Walsh Both Neither Not Sure (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 38% 37% 8% 2% 14% 460 Democrat 38% 37% 8% 2% 14% 338 Independent 31% 42% 8% 0% 19% 60 Republican 53% 34% 6% 3% 4% 52 Connolly Supporter 74% 5% 8% 2% 11% 219 Walsh Supporter 6% 81% 6% 1% 6% 175 Undecided 9% 23% 15% 5% 48% 66 Will Definitely Vote 39% 38% 8% 2% 13% 405 Will Vote Unless Emergency 34% 29% 9% 3% 27% 55 Male 40% 34% 9% 1% 16% 217 Female 37% 39% 8% 3% 13% to 34 24% 40% 8% 2% 26% to 49 53% 32% 4% 2% 10% to 64 37% 38% 10% 3% 12% and over 38% 39% 11% 1% 11% 68 White 38% 40% 8% 3% 11% 278 African American 40% 27% 9% 2% 22% 94 Hispanic 41% 42% 4% 0% 13% 48 Other 46% 28% 3% 0% 24% 25 High school or less 40% 37% 8% 0% 15% 73 Some college 25% 38% 10% 1% 26% 87 College graduate 47% 33% 8% 3% 9% 165 Post-graduate 37% 39% 7% 4% 12% 127 Less than $30K 37% 36% 8% 1% 17% 40 $30K to $60K 39% 39% 10% 2% 9% 66 $60K to $75K 31% 33% 14% 8% 14% 41 $75K to $100K 53% 37% 4% 0% 7% 45 More than $100K 39% 41% 6% 3% 11% 131 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 40% 34% 9% 3% 14% 162 CTown, EB 53% 30% 10% 0% 8% 46 Rox, DOT, Matt 34% 38% 10% 2% 16% 130 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 36% 42% 6% 2% 15% yrs or less in Boston 44% 35% 7% 2% 13% to 20 years 33% 32% 9% 3% 23% to 30 years 43% 44% 5% 0% 8% 81 More than 30 years 38% 37% 9% 3% 13% 193 Extremely interested 39% 42% 9% 1% 9% 187 Very interested 39% 34% 10% 2% 14% 198 Some/little interest 36% 29% 3% 4% 28% 75 32

35 Who Will Be Better At Reducing Crime John Marty DK/ Connolly Walsh Both Neither Not Sure (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 32% 32% 13% 3% 20% 459 Democrat 31% 33% 11% 3% 21% 336 Independent 30% 35% 15% 2% 18% 60 Republican 47% 20% 15% 6% 12% 52 Connolly Supporter 57% 9% 13% 3% 17% 219 Walsh Supporter 9% 67% 11% 2% 11% 175 Undecided 11% 15% 15% 4% 55% 64 Will Definitely Vote 32% 32% 13% 3% 19% 404 Will Vote Unless Emergency 31% 33% 9% 3% 24% 54 Male 34% 31% 12% 2% 21% 216 Female 30% 33% 13% 4% 19% to 34 28% 39% 4% 2% 28% to 49 41% 29% 10% 4% 15% to 64 30% 28% 19% 3% 20% and over 28% 38% 12% 1% 20% 68 White 32% 34% 12% 3% 19% 278 African American 26% 30% 14% 5% 26% 93 Hispanic 50% 33% 4% 0% 12% 47 Other 34% 24% 13% 2% 27% 25 High school or less 34% 32% 15% 2% 17% 73 Some college 23% 38% 11% 0% 28% 86 College graduate 39% 29% 12% 4% 16% 165 Post-graduate 30% 33% 13% 4% 21% 127 Less than $30K 37% 31% 9% 0% 23% 39 $30K to $60K 33% 33% 16% 2% 15% 66 $60K to $75K 36% 20% 24% 9% 11% 41 $75K to $100K 40% 33% 8% 0% 19% 45 More than $100K 30% 38% 11% 4% 17% 131 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 34% 31% 11% 3% 21% 162 CTown, EB 35% 24% 19% 0% 22% 46 Rox, DOT, Matt 31% 34% 13% 3% 19% 129 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 30% 35% 13% 4% 19% yrs or less in Boston 32% 27% 11% 5% 25% to 20 years 38% 25% 11% 0% 27% to 30 years 30% 43% 12% 5% 10% 81 More than 30 years 32% 33% 14% 2% 18% 193 Extremely interested 32% 39% 12% 3% 14% 187 Very interested 37% 26% 12% 3% 21% 198 Some/little interest 20% 31% 15% 2% 32% 74 33

36 Who Will Be The Most Decisive Leader John Marty DK/ Connolly Walsh Both Neither Not Sure (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 35% 34% 8% 2% 21% 456 Democrat 38% 32% 7% 2% 21% 336 Independent 22% 40% 10% 3% 26% 59 Republican 33% 35% 11% 4% 17% 52 Connolly Supporter 68% 9% 5% 2% 17% 218 Walsh Supporter 5% 70% 11% 3% 12% 175 Undecided 9% 19% 8% 2% 62% 64 Will Definitely Vote 36% 34% 8% 2% 20% 401 Will Vote Unless Emergency 32% 31% 8% 3% 26% 55 Male 32% 35% 10% 2% 20% 217 Female 38% 32% 5% 2% 22% to 34 28% 38% 2% 0% 31% to 49 42% 33% 8% 3% 13% to 64 35% 33% 9% 1% 22% and over 37% 27% 10% 5% 21% 66 White 35% 35% 8% 3% 20% 275 African American 38% 29% 7% 1% 25% 93 Hispanic 42% 42% 5% 0% 12% 48 Other 35% 22% 2% 0% 41% 25 High school or less 37% 37% 7% 2% 17% 72 Some college 32% 32% 8% 3% 25% 87 College graduate 38% 33% 7% 2% 20% 164 Post-graduate 34% 33% 10% 2% 22% 126 Less than $30K 39% 34% 3% 0% 24% 40 $30K to $60K 41% 39% 4% 0% 17% 64 $60K to $75K 27% 38% 13% 9% 14% 41 $75K to $100K 48% 26% 4% 0% 22% 45 More than $100K 35% 37% 11% 2% 14% 131 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 35% 34% 8% 3% 20% 159 CTown, EB 42% 23% 6% 3% 26% 46 Rox, DOT, Matt 37% 34% 5% 1% 22% 129 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 31% 37% 11% 2% 19% yrs or less in Boston 41% 32% 4% 0% 23% to 20 years 38% 26% 6% 2% 27% to 30 years 30% 41% 11% 0% 19% 81 More than 30 years 35% 34% 8% 4% 18% 191 Extremely interested 34% 42% 6% 1% 17% 185 Very interested 39% 29% 10% 2% 20% 198 Some/little interest 29% 25% 8% 5% 33% 74 34

37 Who Will Better Understand People Like You John Marty DK/ Connolly Walsh Both Neither Not Sure (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 38% 35% 9% 3% 15% 458 Democrat 38% 37% 8% 1% 15% 338 Independent 25% 37% 13% 6% 19% 59 Republican 53% 22% 7% 5% 12% 52 Connolly Supporter 73% 5% 9% 3% 11% 219 Walsh Supporter 5% 78% 11% 1% 6% 175 Undecided 11% 23% 5% 7% 54% 64 Will Definitely Vote 37% 37% 9% 3% 14% 403 Will Vote Unless Emergency 45% 22% 8% 3% 23% 55 Male 38% 33% 10% 2% 17% 216 Female 38% 37% 8% 3% 14% to 34 32% 36% 8% 1% 23% to 49 50% 24% 8% 4% 13% to 64 34% 43% 8% 1% 13% and over 36% 34% 12% 4% 13% 66 White 38% 37% 10% 3% 13% 276 African American 41% 27% 8% 2% 21% 93 Hispanic 34% 43% 6% 2% 15% 48 Other 47% 25% 2% 0% 27% 25 High school or less 32% 42% 10% 0% 16% 72 Some college 27% 36% 9% 4% 24% 87 College graduate 43% 34% 9% 2% 12% 165 Post-graduate 43% 33% 9% 3% 12% 127 Less than $30K 29% 35% 5% 5% 26% 40 $30K to $60K 41% 40% 7% 3% 9% 66 $60K to $75K 34% 40% 11% 3% 11% 41 $75K to $100K 52% 31% 8% 3% 7% 45 More than $100K 42% 34% 11% 1% 12% 131 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 39% 35% 8% 2% 16% 161 CTown, EB 45% 27% 10% 4% 13% 46 Rox, DOT, Matt 35% 35% 9% 3% 18% 129 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 38% 38% 11% 2% 12% yrs or less in Boston 48% 23% 5% 2% 21% to 20 years 40% 28% 12% 3% 18% to 30 years 35% 43% 7% 1% 14% 81 More than 30 years 35% 41% 9% 3% 11% 191 Extremely interested 34% 42% 10% 3% 11% 185 Very interested 43% 33% 9% 1% 14% 198 Some/little interest 33% 25% 7% 6% 29% 75 35

38 Should Corporation/Labor Money Be Allowed in Mayor Race? Yes For Labor/ Yes For Corp/ Yes No Depends No For Corp No For Labor DK (N=) CITY OF BOSTON LV 25% 62% 4% 2% 0% 6% 462 Democrat 26% 60% 5% 2% 0% 7% 336 Independent 22% 63% 6% 2% 0% 7% 64 Republican 26% 71% 0% 0% 3% 0% 52 Connolly Supporter 22% 70% 3% 2% 1% 3% 219 Walsh Supporter 31% 55% 8% 1% 0% 5% 172 Undecided 22% 57% 2% 2% 0% 17% 71 Will Definitely Vote 26% 62% 5% 2% 0% 6% 404 Will Vote Unless Emergency 24% 61% 3% 2% 0% 10% 58 Male 24% 64% 4% 2% 1% 6% 220 Female 26% 61% 5% 1% 0% 7% to 34 25% 62% 5% 2% 0% 5% to 49 30% 60% 2% 3% 1% 4% to 64 27% 60% 5% 2% 0% 7% and over 12% 73% 6% 0% 0% 10% 68 White 25% 66% 2% 1% 1% 5% 280 African American 28% 57% 6% 2% 0% 8% 94 Hispanic 31% 51% 11% 0% 0% 6% 48 Other 6% 69% 0% 11% 0% 14% 25 High school or less 32% 51% 0% 3% 0% 13% 75 Some college 31% 53% 8% 1% 0% 7% 87 College graduate 30% 60% 5% 1% 1% 4% 164 Post-graduate 12% 78% 3% 2% 0% 5% 130 Less than $30K 27% 54% 6% 0% 0% 12% 42 $30K to $60K 31% 60% 5% 1% 0% 3% 66 $60K to $75K 30% 58% 4% 3% 0% 6% 42 $75K to $100K 17% 73% 6% 0% 0% 4% 45 More than $100K 20% 73% 1% 3% 1% 1% 131 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 19% 66% 4% 3% 1% 7% 159 CTown, EB 20% 76% 1% 0% 0% 3% 50 Rox, DOT, Matt 32% 54% 5% 2% 0% 7% 130 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 29% 60% 6% 1% 0% 5% yrs or less in Boston 18% 73% 3% 0% 2% 4% to 20 years 22% 62% 3% 5% 0% 7% to 30 years 36% 56% 0% 2% 0% 6% 82 More than 30 years 26% 59% 7% 1% 0% 6% 192 Extremely interested 30% 59% 4% 2% 0% 5% 190 Very interested 20% 67% 5% 1% 1% 6% 197 Some/little interest 26% 59% 3% 2% 0% 10% 75 36

39 Approval Mayor Tom Menino Approve Neutral Disapprove (N=) CITY OF BOSTON 83% 7% 10% 681 Democrat 87% 6% 7% 478 Independent 79% 7% 14% 103 Republican 76% 13% 11% 68 Connolly Supporter 84% 11% 5% 207 Walsh Supporter 86% 11% 3% 166 Undecided 90% 3% 7% 70 Will Definitely Vote 87% 9% 4% 415 Will Vote Unless Emergency 82% 13% 5% 63 Non-likely voter 76% 3% 22% 200 Male 82% 9% 10% 323 Female 84% 6% 10% to 34 77% 6% 17% to 49 85% 6% 9% to 64 86% 9% 5% and over 85% 10% 5% 87 White 85% 8% 7% 359 African American 84% 5% 11% 163 Hispanic 79% 7% 13% 83 Other 77% 7% 15% 51 High school or less 88% 6% 6% 123 Some college 81% 5% 13% 144 College graduate 81% 8% 11% 233 Post-graduate 85% 8% 7% 172 Less than $30K 80% 7% 13% 82 $30K to $60K 83% 7% 9% 106 $60K to $75K 89% 4% 7% 49 $75K to $100K 87% 11% 2% 56 More than $100K 85% 8% 8% 166 AB, BB, CBD, SE, SB 82% 8% 9% 230 CTown, EB 83% 7% 10% 72 Rox, DOT, Matt 84% 6% 10% 216 JP, ROS, WRox, HP 83% 7% 10% yrs or less in Boston 78% 5% 17% to 20 years 82% 8% 10% to 30 years 85% 6% 9% 114 More than 30 years 87% 9% 4% 254 Extremely interested 87% 10% 3% 201 Very interested 89% 8% 4% 228 Some/little interest 76% 5% 20%