PUBLIC OPINION POLL: City of Kenner

OVERVIEW
300 surveys were completed by BDPC, Inc., owned by data analyst Greg Rigamer
Poll was conducted between February 27 and February 29, 2016
Error Factor +/- 5%
QUESTION
Would you say that Kenner is moving in the right direction or are things off track and
moving in the wrong direction?
ANSWER
RIGHT DIRECTION
WRONG DIRECTION
DONT KNOW/REFUSED

PERCENTAGE
70%
16%
14%

WHITE
69%
18%
13%

BLACK
73%
11%
16%

OTHER
79%
4%
17%

QUESTION
How important do you believe it would be for Kenner to have its own high school?
ANSWER
VERY/SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
NOT VERY/NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT
NO OPINION/UNCERTAIN/REFUSED

PERCENTAGE
60%
28%
12%

WHITE
53%
34%
13%

BLACK
71%
17%
12%

OTHER
91%
8%
1%

QUESTION
Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the
following:
ANSWER
Maria DeFrancesch
Keith Reynaud
Mike Yenni
Ben Zahn
Mike Quigley
Kevin Centanni

FAVORABLE
37%
24%
72%
43%
19%
29%

UNFAVORABLE
6%
6%
16%
6%
3%
2%

NO OPINION
16%
12%
10%
18%
19%
23%

DONT KNOW
40%
58%
2%
33%
58%
46%

NET FAV.
+29
+18
+56
+37
+16
+27

QUESTION
Which of the following would be most likely to keep progress going in Kenner?
ANSWER
Ben Zahn
Maria DeFrancesch
Keith Reynaud
Mike Quigley
Kevin Centanni
Don't Know/Refused

TOTAL
17%
15%
10%
6%
14%
38%

QUESTION
Which of the following would be most likely to support our police and fire and keep us
safe in Kenner?
ANSWER
Ben Zahn
Maria DeFrancesch
Mike Quigley
Keith Reynaud
Kevin Centanni
Don't Know/Refused

TOTAL
16%
11%
7%
6%
14%
46%

QUESTION
If today were election day who would be your FIRST CHOICE to be Mayor?
NOTE: This factors in the 39 hard votes for any candidate supported by Mike Yenni. When you give the
Undecided Voters information that Yenni endorses Zahn you will see the impact of the total vote with
Yennis endorsement factored into the total.

ANSWER
Ben Zahn
Maria DeFrancesch
Kevin Centanni
Keith Reynaud
Mike Quigley
Uncertain/None

TOTAL
29%
16%
13%
8%
6%
27%

QUESTION
If the election came down to Kenner Councilwoman Maria DeFrancesch and Kenner
Councilman Keith Reynaud, for whom would you likely vote for as Mayor?
ANSWER
DeFrancesch
Reynaud
Undecided

TOTAL
37%
23%
40%

WHITE
33%
25%
42%

BLACK
42%
17%
41%

HISPANIC
57%
13%
30%

MALE
35%
29%
36%

FEMALE
38%
17%
45%

QUESTION
If the election came down to Jefferson Parish Councilman Ben Zahn and Kenner
Councilman Keith Reynaud, for whom would you likely vote for as Mayor? NOTE: When
you give the Undecided Voters information that Yenni endorses Zahn you will see the impact of the total
vote with Yennis endorsement factored into the total.

ANSWER

TOTAL

w/YENNI

Zahn
Reynaud
Undecided

34%
22%
44%

55%
34%
11%

w/YENNI
(No Undecided)
68%
32%
--

WHITE

BLACK

HISPANIC

MALE

FEMALE

37%
22%
41%

25%
19%
56%

26%
35%
39%

38%
24%
38%

30%
20%
50%

QUESTION
If the election came down to Kenner Councilwoman Maria DeFrancesch, Kenner CAO
Mike Quigley and Kenner Councilman Keith Reynaud, for whom would you likely vote
for as Mayor?
NOTE: When you give the Undecided Voters information that Yenni endorses Quigley you will see the
impact of the total vote with Yennis endorsement factored into the total.

ANSWER
DeFrancesch
Quigley
Reynaud
Undecided

TOTAL
33%
13%
15%
37%

w/YENNI
39%
32%
20%
9%

WHITE
29%
15%
19%
--

BLACK
39%
6%
5%
--

HISPANIC
52%
9%
9%
--

MALE
32%
16%
17%
--

FEMALE
34%
10%
13%
--

QUESTION

Recently the Kenner Council voted to raise the pay of the Kenner Mayor and Police
Chief for the first time in 20 years. Now the Mayor and Police Chief will each make
just over $100,000. Would you say you support the increase in pay, oppose the
increase in pay or do you not have an opinion on this?

ANSWER
Support Increase in Pay
Oppose Increase in Pay
Undecided

TOTAL
39%
30%
31%

30 - 44 Years
29%
26%
45%

45-59
43%
29%
28%

60+
38%
33%
29%