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Poll: 61% of voters in Arizona approve Arpaio's job approach
By JJ Hensley
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), October 28, 2009
Arizona voters like Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's approach to his job and disagree with the federal government's immigration-related decisions with the sheriff, according to an Arizona State University and Channel 8 (KAET) poll released Tuesday night. The poll indicates a 61 percent job-approval rating for Arpaio, while 34 percent of voters disapproved, according to a telephone survey of 652 registered voters around the state.
The results were almost the opposite when it came to the U.S. government's recent decision to restrict Arpaio's federal immigration-enforcement authorization to the county's jails. Sixty percent disagreed with the government and 36 percent agreed.
The survey's results come weeks after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced that Arpaio's deputies would no longer have federal authority to conduct screening on the streets for civil immigration violations. Since the policy change was announced, Arpaio has conducted a business raid, hosted news conferences and made regular appearances on local and national news shows to address his displeasure with the decision.
For Arpaio, the poll indicated slightly more support than he enjoyed in the 2008 election, where Arpaio received 55 percent of the vote compared with 42 percent for his opponent, Dan Saban.
The poll also indicated some support for County Attorney Andrew Thomas, Arpaio's longtime ally on topics including immigration and more recently the overly broad role of county administrators. Thomas, who has expressed an interest in running for attorney general, drew a 44 percent approval rating, though more voters had no opinion (33 percent) than disapproved (23 percent) of the job the two-term county attorney was doing.
The telephone survey was conducted with registered voters from Arizona, including 59 percent in Maricopa County, 17 percent in Pima County and 24 percent scattered throughout the remaining 13 counties, with a sampling error of 3.8 percent.
By JJ Hensley
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), October 28, 2009
Arizona voters like Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's approach to his job and disagree with the federal government's immigration-related decisions with the sheriff, according to an Arizona State University and Channel 8 (KAET) poll released Tuesday night. The poll indicates a 61 percent job-approval rating for Arpaio, while 34 percent of voters disapproved, according to a telephone survey of 652 registered voters around the state.
The results were almost the opposite when it came to the U.S. government's recent decision to restrict Arpaio's federal immigration-enforcement authorization to the county's jails. Sixty percent disagreed with the government and 36 percent agreed.
The survey's results come weeks after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced that Arpaio's deputies would no longer have federal authority to conduct screening on the streets for civil immigration violations. Since the policy change was announced, Arpaio has conducted a business raid, hosted news conferences and made regular appearances on local and national news shows to address his displeasure with the decision.
For Arpaio, the poll indicated slightly more support than he enjoyed in the 2008 election, where Arpaio received 55 percent of the vote compared with 42 percent for his opponent, Dan Saban.
The poll also indicated some support for County Attorney Andrew Thomas, Arpaio's longtime ally on topics including immigration and more recently the overly broad role of county administrators. Thomas, who has expressed an interest in running for attorney general, drew a 44 percent approval rating, though more voters had no opinion (33 percent) than disapproved (23 percent) of the job the two-term county attorney was doing.
The telephone survey was conducted with registered voters from Arizona, including 59 percent in Maricopa County, 17 percent in Pima County and 24 percent scattered throughout the remaining 13 counties, with a sampling error of 3.8 percent.
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