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July 30, 2010 03:10 PM
Rainbow over Fenway Park

There's No Place Like Home

photo: Jim Davis

 

Recent Polling Data on Fenway Park

A 4/9/2003 WBZ FastTrac poll (Channel 4, Boston) found that 68% would "rather the Red Sox renovate" Fenway Park, versus only 27% who wanted to "replace" Fenway (with 5% "not sure").

A 3/31/2002 WBZ FastTrac Poll, conducted by Survey USA and reported on WBZ-TV Sports Final, found that 65% supported renovating Fenway Park versus 28% who wanted a new ballpark (with 7% not sure). If there were to be a new ballpark, only 14% supported using taxpayer money to build it, while 80% said no taxpayer money should be used.

A 12/21/2001 WBZ FastTrac poll (Channel 4, Boston) of 500 greater Boston area residents found that 67% favor renovation versus only 27% who want a new ballpark.

A 6/14/2001 WBZ FastTrac poll found 57% support for renovating Fenway, along with an additional 18% favoring leaving Fenway as it is. Only 22% thought Fenway Park should be torn down and replaced. Also, 77% thought Fenway was an excellent or good place to see a baseball game. (The poll of 500 Boston-area adults by Survey USA has a 4.5% margin of error.) [This poll was depicted in an SFP ad in Boston Baseball.]

On 3/4/2001 WBZ-TV reporter John Henning announced, "Listen to this one: 74 percent say they want the Red Sox organization to explore restoring the park instead of building [a new stadium]." Other results of this FastTrac poll (covering the greater Boston viewing area), released during the program Sunday News Conference, also found 56% opposed to "using city or state funds" [for a new stadium].

On 4/3/2001 the Boston Globe reported that a recent poll of 500 likely Boston voters had found that "most voters disapprove of the mayor's decision to commit city resources to a new Fenway Park." The poll was conducted by SWR/Della Volpe for Boston mayorial candidate Peggy Davis-Mullen.

A 7/31/2000 WBZ Fast Trac poll, conducted by Survey USA and reported on WBZ-TV (Channel 4, Boston) on 8/4/2000, found "overwhelming support for renovating Fenway Park over building a new [stadium]." Of 500 Massachusetts residents surveyed, 65% said "Renovate Fenway" versus 27% who said "Build a New Park" (with 7% "not sure").

A 8/29-31/2000 Boston Herald poll, published on 9/2/2000, found that "61 percent of voters surveyed said they oppose the $313 million public financing package to build a new [Red Sox] stadium, while just one-third supported it."


See Also:   Older Polling Data

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