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So how much should team owners pay? 💰

➡️On average, Missouri voters say owners should cover 67% of stadium costs.

➡️They think the state and local governments should pay just 17% each.

📉Bottom line: stadium subsidies aren’t a home run with Missouri voters. (4/4) More at slu.edu/poll
May 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
📊 Even among fans, support for public stadium funding is low:

⚾ 70% of Royals fans say team owners should cover at least 50% of costs

🏈 77% of Chiefs fans want owners to cover at least half the bill

⚾ Fewer than 10% think the state should pay 50% of the bill (3/4)
May 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
📊 Among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike:
✅At least 68% say team owners should cover 50% or more of stadium costs.
❌Just 9% or fewer think the state government should pay that much. (2/4)
May 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In 2022, the SLU/YouGov Poll found 60%+ of both D & R voters supported legal abortion in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life is at risk.

In Aug 2023, voters expressed more opposition to gender-affirming care for minors.

*Note* these results are from '23 or earlier.
May 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
In Aug 2024, the SLU/YouGov Poll found most think the state should pay less than 20%, and a majority say under 13% is the right amount.
May 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Missouri voters also largely oppose the state funding the construction of stadiums.

In Aug. 2024, the SLU/YouGov Poll found that likely MO voters think the state should pay less than 20% of the cost for the construction of professional sports facilities. Most think it should be less than 13%
May 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📵 Cell phone bans are popular with Missouri voters. At least 70% of likely Missouri voters told the SLU/YouGov poll that cell phones should be banned during instructional hours in elementary, middle, and high schools.
May 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🚌In Aug 2024, a plurality of Missouri voters supported concealed carry on public transit.

📈But in Feb 2023, most voters favored *raising* the minimum age to get a gun.

See more in the SLU/YouGov Poll Guns & Public Safety Summary.

slu.edu/research/res...
April 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🎰 In Feb 2024, the SLU/YouGov Poll found that 54% of likely Missouri voters supported legalizing video lottery machines in bars, truck stops, and veterans/fraternal halls.

But only 46% (still a plurality) favored legalizing them in convenience stores.
April 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM