Ithaca Libertarians : OPH

Operation Politically Homeless (OPH) is a grassroots effort to sample the political opinion of the average citizen walking down the street. We ask citizens if they would like to take a political quiz and also talk with them about the nature and diversity of political opinion. Response is usually very positive, and we enjoy the happy and interested faces we find.

The quiz we use, the World's Smallest Political Quiz, is sponsored by the Advocates for Self-Government, and it can be taken below via a link to their website. Below are pictures, scores, statistics, comments, and other goodies relating to these fun events. Enjoy!

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07/29/06 OPH Event

OPH Results July 29, 2006
Cortland 2:45-4:25 pm Sidewalk sales, 85+ degrees, very humid, threatening rain.
Present: Ellen Ricketson, Mike Silvia
We gave out voter registrations and got petition signatures.

Quiz results:
Total taken=20
9 women, 9 men, 2 children
10 Libertarians= 50%; 4 men, 5 women, I child
3 left Liberals 15%; 2 women, 1 man
0 Right/Conservative
4Centrist=20 %; 2 men, 1 child, I woman
3Statist=15%; 1 man, 2 woman

OPH Averaged 4/15, 5/13 & 6/22, 7/29/2006

Total quizzes taken=115
46 women, 5 children, 64 men

47 Libertarians=41%
43 Left/Liberals=37%
18 Centrists=16%
2 Right/Conservatives=2%
5 Statist=4%
=100%

04/15/06 OPH Event

OPH Results April 15, 2006
On The Commons 2 pm-6 pm.
Present:
Set-up: Ithaca Libertarians: Ellen Ricketson, Brian Sullivan 1:45 pm-6 pm
Volunteers:
Ithaca Libertarians: Ron Olsen, Mike Silvia 2: 30-6 pm, Rob Robinson 3-6 pm.
Carl Ricketson 5-6 pm, Christa Siering, 2:15-3 pm, 5-6 pm
Cornell Libertarians: Curry Taylor, Scott McKinney & Sloane Frost 2:30-6 pm.

Quiz results:
Total taken= 53;
22 women, 31 men.
24 Libertarians 45.3 %; 11 women, 13 men.
18 left liberals 33.9%; 7 women, 11 men.
10 Centrists18.9%; 4 women, 6 men.
1 Statist/Centrist 1.9%=woman
=100%

10/07/05 OPH Event

OPH 10/07/05- Friday- Apple Harvest Festival,
On The Commons; 12 pm-5:30 pm.
Volunteers present: Carl Ricketson, Christa Siering, set-up and take down;
Ellen Ricketson 12:15 pm-5:15 pm.

8 25 33
women men total

Libertarian 14 43%
Liberal 9 28%
Centrist 9 28%
Statist
Right 1 1.00%
TOTALS 33 100%

Averaged results: six OPH outreaches 5/14/05,6/09/05.7/09/05,8/13/05,8/27/05, 10/07/05
286 recordings
LIBERTARIANS= 107.5/286=38%
LEFT LIBERALS=125/286=43%
CENTRIST=36/286=13%
STATIST=11/286=4%
RIGHT CONSERVATIVE=6/286=2%
=100%

08/27/05 OPH Event

College On The Commons 8/27/2005
3pm-7:15pm
Volunteers present:
Brian Sullivan, Ellen Ricketson 3pm-7:15pm
Carl Ricketson, Christa Siering, Andrew Gardener, 4:15pm-7:15pm

51 47 98
women men total

Libertarian 31.5 32%
Liberal 47 48%
Centrist 13 13%
Statist 5 5%
Right 1.5 1.50%
TOTALS 98 99.5%

Averaged results: five OPH outreaches 5/14/05,6/09/05.7/09/05,8/13/05,8/27/05
253 recordings
LIBERTARIANS= 93.5/253=36.9%
LEFT LIBERALS=116/253=45.8%
CENTRIST=27/253=11%
STATIST=11/253=4.3%
RIGHT CONSERVATIVE=5.5=2%
=100%

From OPH coordinator
EE Ricketson

08/13/05 OPH Event

Ithaca Libertarian's fourth OPH outreach:
OPH RESULTS 8/13/05

Saturday, 2-6pm on The Commons.

Volunteers Present:
Ellen Ricketson, Brian Sullivan 2-6pm
Carl Ricketson 3-6pm;
Christa Siering 4:30-6pm

31 recordings
11 woman, 19 men, 1 school child.
Results
Libertarians=6 (2 woman) = 19.5%
Left Liberal=12 (4 women = 39%
Centrist= 2 (1 woman = 6%
Statist= 1 woman = 3%

People on lines:
Libertarian/Left Liberal =5 (2 women) =16%
Libertarian/Centrist/Right Conservative =1 man = 3%
Left Liberal/Centrist=2 (1 woman) = 6%
Centrist/Statist = 2 (1 man, 1 child) = 6%
= 98%
Percentages totals:
Libertarian=19.5+8+1 = 23.5%
Liberal=39+8+ = 50%
Centrist=3+3 = 6%
Statist=3+3 6%
Right Conservative = 1%
98.5%

Averaged results: four OPH outreaches 5/14/05,6/09/05.7/09/05,8/13/05
155 recordings
LIBERTARIANS= 53+9=62/155=40%
LEFT LIBERALS=54+15=69/155=44.5%
CENTRIST=10+4=14/155=9%
STATIST=4+2=6/155=4%
RIGHT CONSERVATIVE=3+1=4/155=2.5%
=100%

From OPH coordinator
EE Ricketson