Every year, the Gazette, as the town newspaper, feels obligated to take a poll at the Fall Festival, and so we ask an annual local, state and national question, avoiding the topic of the “polls” we are inundated with this time of year – political ones. Here are the results of this year’s.

Hampton Poll: Do you think Hampton needs senior housing?
Of the 30 people participating, seven, or 23%, answered “no”, while 23, or 77% answered “yes”, though one person who supports senior housing stipulated, “but don’t develop open space indiscriminately”.

State Poll: What is your favorite fall fair in Connecticut?
Four people voted for our own Hampton Harvest Fair, one person voted for Guilford, another for Durham, six people voted for the Woodstock Fair, two for the Big E, and the favorite – the Brooklyn Fair, with ten votes. The Brooklyn Fair, which also holds the distinction of the oldest agricultural fair in the country, can add this to their list of superlatives.

National Poll: Good news regarding the November Presidential Election, in which 16 people said they were more likely to vote, no one said they were less likely to vote, 22 people chose “I always vote” as their option, and no one selected “I never vote”. If only the entire nation was this patriotic!