Publication date: May 15, 2023
Written by: Sarah Coffey
The Center for Excellence in Polling recently surveyed likely voters in Ohio on important issues in the state, including elections, crime, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in investing.
Ohioans support election security reforms
While Ohioans are very or somewhat confident in the security of Ohio elections (86%), they also support new and potential reforms that would improve election security even more.
88%
of voters support
…of likely voters strongly or somewhat support a recently passed law that requires a valid, government-issued photo ID for in-person voting.
77%
of voters support
…strongly or somewhat support a special law enforcement unit that investigates election law violations.
Likely voters are concerned about crime rates
Large numbers of likely voters are very or somewhat concerned about crime rates in the state (90%), and they are most concerned about crime in cities (78%) compared to the suburbs (18%) and rural areas (5%).
86%
of voters support
…of likely voters strongly or somewhat support allowing state attorneys general to step in and prosecute cases that local prosecutors refuse to prosecute
77%
of voters support
…strongly or somewhat support allowing the state attorney general and local prosecutors to have the authority to prosecute election crimes.
Many voters don’t want ESG in Ohio
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in investing is not highly favored among likely Ohio voters. More than two-thirds of likely voters oppose investing tax dollars in banks and funds that make investment decisions based on a political agenda (68%), and nearly three-quarters support the attorney general investigating banks and financial institutions that make investment decisions based on a political agenda without informing their clients (70%).
82%
of voters support
…of likely voters also say they would support an investigation by the attorney general into institutions that fail to act in their clients’ best interests.