Survey Report
Tommy Feazell POL307 Final
Tommy Feazell POL307 Final
The main finding of this report is that there is broad consensus between all demographic variables on whether someone considers themselves to be a Midwesterner, and the driving time it takes to get to a supermarket. Most Ohioans consider themselves to be Midwesterner's, and most Ohioans have a 0–10-minute drive to a supermarket. I used Chi-Square test to determine if there was any evidence of dependency. Unless noted otherwise for only two, the p-value was greater than 0.05 meaning there was no evidence of dependency for all 6 sets of data. The most interesting thing I noticed was the difference between driving time between Democrats and Republicans/other, while not a huge difference, it was significant enough to notice. Additionally, the difference between the two sexes was the biggest gap for the question between the three demographics. Margin of error does not account for those who may of accidentally clicked wrong answer, lied about answer, or another similar reason.
AAPOR Disclosure Guide.
The sample frame was purchased from L2 Data and was a random sample of registered voters with cell phones. The survey was sponsored by the Menard Family Center for Democracy. The full survey language can be found here.
The sample was rake weighted to Ohio registered voters using education (3 categories), race (white/non-white) by sex, age (3 categories), recalled vote for the 2024 election, party registration, and vote history. The targets for the last two variables were taken from L2 voter file data while the remaining variables (except for recalled vote choice) were from the CPS November 2024 Voter Supplement. For recalled vote choice we assumed that 5% of votes in the 2024 election would fit into the “Other/Did not vote” category. The method of collecting data was through text, through text.survey160. Participants were qualified to take the survey if they were over 18 years old and registered to vote in Ohio. There were 1,027 survey responses recorded from October 28th to October 31st, 2025. The Margin of error is 5%.
The question of whether Ohio is in Midwest is debated. Additionally, there is difference of who actually considers themselves to be a Midwesterner. While there is general consensus to "Yes" to being a Midwesterner, there are small differences between demographics. The three graphs below show that Democrats, men, and older age people are most likely to consider themselves Midwesterners. Those who skipped this question are not included in this data.
More Democrats consider themselves to be a Midwesterner, as around 77% of registered Ohio voters who are Democrats consider themselves one, compared to 76% of Republicans and 75% of another party (other).
Republicans have the highest percentage of not being sure if they consider themselves a Midwesterner with 10%, comapred to Democrats and others around 6%.
About 81% of Male's consider themselves Midwesterners, compared to 71% of Female's saying the same.
This is the highest gap between two demographics of all the surveys in this project.
Using a Chi-squared test of independence, the P-value is less then 0.05, meaning there is evidence of dependence between the two.
Supermarkets are one of the primary ways to get essential items including food. While more than 50% live between 0-10 minutes from a supermarket, there are a significant part of this survey who live 11-20 minutes, 21-30, and even some 31-45 minutes away from a supermarket. There are similar results for those of all ages, sex, and political party identification. Those who skipped this question were not included in this data.
Young people live the closest to supermarkets, as 71% of young people have a 0-10 minute drive to a supermarket. Additionally, only 21% have an 11-20 minute drive, 7% have a 21-30 minute drive, and 1% have a 31-45 minute drive. Those of middle age are at 68% for 0-10 minutes, and those of old age are at 66%.
Using a Using a Chi-squared test of independence, the P-value is less then 0.05, meaning there is evidence of dependence between the two.