Polls Archive

If it was on the ballot, I'd vote that Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting
  • should be abolished 75%, 12 votes
    12 votes 75%
    12 votes - 75% of all votes
  • should remain as is 25%, 4 votes
    4 votes 25%
    4 votes - 25% of all votes
Total Votes: 16
January 3, 2020
This year I have, for the most part, been extremely
  • Bah, Humbug!* 38%, 5 votes
    5 votes 38%
    5 votes - 38% of all votes
  • nice 38%, 5 votes
    5 votes 38%
    5 votes - 38% of all votes
  • naughty 8%, 1 vote
    1 vote 8%
    1 vote - 8% of all votes
  • not as bad as the Grinch.* 8%, 1 vote
    1 vote 8%
    1 vote - 8% of all votes
  • Bored* 8%, 1 vote
    1 vote 8%
    1 vote - 8% of all votes
Total Votes: 13
December 2, 2019
* - added by visitor
Regarding personal firearms, I
  • have no guns 62%, 13 votes
    13 votes 62%
    13 votes - 62% of all votes
  • Vermont does not require gun carry permits, and does not issue them. And, so whether I carry a gun or not is none of your business.* 14%, 3 votes
    3 votes 14%
    3 votes - 14% of all votes
  • have one or more gun(s) locked up in the house 14%, 3 votes
    3 votes 14%
    3 votes - 14% of all votes
  • have guns at home and carry them with me by permit 5%, 1 vote
    1 vote 5%
    1 vote - 5% of all votes
  • have one or more gun(s) in the house, but not locked up 5%, 1 vote
    1 vote 5%
    1 vote - 5% of all votes
  • carry a gun with me without a permit 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
  • have guns at home and with me with no permit 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
  • have a permit and carry a gun with me 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
  • prefer knives, or bow and arrow 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 21
November 25, 2019
Turf for high school football should be
  • natural grass and dirt 37%, 13 votes
    13 votes 37%
    13 votes - 37% of all votes
  • artificial 37%, 13 votes
    13 votes 37%
    13 votes - 37% of all votes
  • Asphalt. We won’t have to mow it or manufacture plastic fibers. Together, we will stop climate change.* 11%, 4 votes
    4 votes 11%
    4 votes - 11% of all votes
  • Cost as little as possible. We can’t afford expensive artificial turf.* 9%, 3 votes
    3 votes 9%
    3 votes - 9% of all votes
  • green like the Green Mountains.* 6%, 2 votes
    2 votes 6%
    2 votes - 6% of all votes
Total Votes: 35
November 18, 2019
* - added by visitor
Of the three unalienable Rights, the most unalienable to me is
  • liberty 58%, 11 votes
    11 votes 58%
    11 votes - 58% of all votes
  • life 21%, 4 votes
    4 votes 21%
    4 votes - 21% of all votes
  • pursuit of happiness 21%, 4 votes
    4 votes 21%
    4 votes - 21% of all votes
Total Votes: 19
October 29, 2019
Best fall leaf colors this year, by far, were the
  • oranges 46%, 6 votes
    6 votes 46%
    6 votes - 46% of all votes
  • yellows 23%, 3 votes
    3 votes 23%
    3 votes - 23% of all votes
  • lingering greens 15%, 2 votes
    2 votes 15%
    2 votes - 15% of all votes
  • ...cars with light blue and white license plates as they 'leaf' the state headed south...* 15%, 2 votes
    2 votes 15%
    2 votes - 15% of all votes
  • reds 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
  • browns 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 13
October 16, 2019
In terms of the climate emergency, Brattleboro is
  • doing all it can given limited resources 25%, 3 votes
    3 votes 25%
    3 votes - 25% of all votes
  • not doing enough 25%, 3 votes
    3 votes 25%
    3 votes - 25% of all votes
  • responsable for destroying the world. By driving cars, eating meat, not always buying local, and taking hot showers, Brattleboro’s residents have pushed the Earth beyond the tipping point. We will all pay the price as climate-related deaths threaten the survival of humanity over the coming years.* 25%, 3 votes
    3 votes 25%
    3 votes - 25% of all votes
  • wasting taxes on a silly hoax 17%, 2 votes
    2 votes 17%
    2 votes - 17% of all votes
  • not treating it as an emergency 8%, 1 vote
    1 vote 8%
    1 vote - 8% of all votes
  • able to face the crisis via existing committees and procedures 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
  • far behind where it should be 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
  • doing too much and should scale back 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
  • doing enough 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
  • leading the way for others 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 12
September 30, 2019
Brattleboro's greatest threat is definitely
  • addiction and related issues 33%, 8 votes
    8 votes 33%
    8 votes - 33% of all votes
  • Rising taxes and fees, and needless, costly, Town projects and positions.* 17%, 4 votes
    4 votes 17%
    4 votes - 17% of all votes
  • rising taxes and fees 13%, 3 votes
    3 votes 13%
    3 votes - 13% of all votes
  • the climate emergency 13%, 3 votes
    3 votes 13%
    3 votes - 13% of all votes
  • an aging population 8%, 2 votes
    2 votes 8%
    2 votes - 8% of all votes
  • young people moving away 8%, 2 votes
    2 votes 8%
    2 votes - 8% of all votes
  • gentrification 4%, 1 vote
    1 vote 4%
    1 vote - 4% of all votes
  • distraction 4%, 1 vote
    1 vote 4%
    1 vote - 4% of all votes
Total Votes: 24
September 16, 2019
I'd do more, but I'm
  • lazy 33%, 7 votes
    7 votes 33%
    7 votes - 33% of all votes
  • doing something else 19%, 4 votes
    4 votes 19%
    4 votes - 19% of all votes
  • out of time 14%, 3 votes
    3 votes 14%
    3 votes - 14% of all votes
  • awaiting national regime change* 10%, 2 votes
    2 votes 10%
    2 votes - 10% of all votes
  • sure it would be taxed* 5%, 1 vote
    1 vote 5%
    1 vote - 5% of all votes
  • poor 5%, 1 vote
    1 vote 5%
    1 vote - 5% of all votes
  • young 5%, 1 vote
    1 vote 5%
    1 vote - 5% of all votes
  • too depressed to care.* 5%, 1 vote
    1 vote 5%
    1 vote - 5% of all votes
  • uninspired 5%, 1 vote
    1 vote 5%
    1 vote - 5% of all votes
  • not well 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
  • old 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
  • distracted 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
  • tired 0%, 0 votes
    0 votes
    0 votes - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 21
September 2, 2019
The best thing about this summer has been
  • my friends and/or family 32%, 12 votes
    12 votes 32%
    12 votes - 32% of all votes
  • eating fresh food 16%, 6 votes
    6 votes 16%
    6 votes - 16% of all votes
  • swimming 14%, 5 votes
    5 votes 14%
    5 votes - 14% of all votes
  • getting outside 11%, 4 votes
    4 votes 11%
    4 votes - 11% of all votes
  • travel 8%, 3 votes
    3 votes 8%
    3 votes - 8% of all votes
  • my pet(s) 5%, 2 votes
    2 votes 5%
    2 votes - 5% of all votes
  • gardens 3%, 1 vote
    1 vote 3%
    1 vote - 3% of all votes
  • the weather 3%, 1 vote
    1 vote 3%
    1 vote - 3% of all votes
  • tourists* 3%, 1 vote
    1 vote 3%
    1 vote - 3% of all votes
  • Air conditioning.* 3%, 1 vote
    1 vote 3%
    1 vote - 3% of all votes
  • Vega, one of the stars of summer.* 3%, 1 vote
    1 vote 3%
    1 vote - 3% of all votes
Total Votes: 37
August 15, 2019
* - added by visitor