About the Survey

The 2025 Ballot Initiative Survey was conducted from January 7 to January 16, 2025, targeting likely voters who are legal residents and registered to vote in Idaho. Respondents were contacted through a mix of SMS, email, landline and cell phones. The sample was designed to be representative of Idaho's likely voter population, reflecting both geographic and demographic diversity. There were a total of 376 completed surveys with a margin of error of ±5% and confidence interval of 95%. Final results were weighted by gender to match the demographic profile of Idaho's electorate. The survey addressed numerous ballot initiative issues, including methods for signature collection and financial disclosure requirements.

Key Findings

Disclaimer: The percentage shown for support in this poll should be viewed as a minimum level rather than the maximum potential support for the issue. Some respondents may have chosen to either: 1) refuse to answer or 2) select a neutral stance on the question. Selecting these options does not necessarily indicate a lack of opinion, either currently or in the future. These individuals might shift their views or form an opinion later, suggesting that the current support figures could likely increase over time. Therefore, when interpreting these poll results, consider them as baseline levels of support, not as ceilings.

• Likely voters in Idaho are generally satisfied with the ballot initiative process.

• The vast majority of likely voters in Idaho (74%) are concerned about out-of-state funding of ballot initiatives.

• A strong majority of likely voters (63%) in Idaho want more reliable fiscal impact reporting for ballot initiatives.

• A majority of Idaho likely voters (59%) want to empower the Secretary of State to instigate and conduct audits of an initiative's sponsoring campaign at any time.

• A majority of likely voters in Idaho (55%) want broader geographic representation of qualifying signatures for a ballot initiative.

• A majority of Idaho likely voters (53%) want to significantly increase the required number of signatures to sign a petition from 6% of all registered voters to 15%.

• Half of likely voters in Idaho want to eliminate out-of-state funding of ballot initiatives.

• 44% of likely voters in Idaho want more clear identification of out-of-state donations to ballot initiatives.