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Raleigh Survey Results: Survey of 665 Raleigh Voters Survey of 665 Raleigh Voters
Raleigh Survey Results: Survey of 665 Raleigh Voters Survey of 665 Raleigh Voters
Q1 Now I’d like to ask you about the pace of Q4 And working from the same list of choices,
growth and development in Raleigh. In your what do you think is the second biggest
opinion, is Raleigh’s growth rate too fast, not problem facing Raleigh?
fast enough, or about right?
Traffic congestion............................................ 16%
Think Raleigh’s growth rate is too fast............ 48%
Crime and violence ......................................... 13%
Think it’s not fast enough................................ 9%
Poverty ........................................................... 9%
Think it’s about right........................................ 36% A lack of affordable housing for middle and
Not sure .......................................................... 7% low income families......................................... 12%
Q2 Raleigh’s infrastructure consists of its roads, Gentrification .................................................. 12%
water and sewer systems, and transit services.
Police misconduct........................................... 2%
Considering Raleigh’s rate of growth, do you
think the infrastructure we have now is Corruption in city government......................... 5%
sufficient to support a higher growth rate, only
High taxes and fees for services .................... 9%
adequate for the current growth rate, starting to
fall behind with the current growth rate, or Something else / Not sure .............................. 22%
already failing? Q5 Do you agree or disagree with the following
Think the infrastructure we have now is statement: Raleigh’s growth is coming at the
sufficient to support a higher growth rate ....... 7% expense of our quality of life.
Think it’s only adequate for the current
growth rate...................................................... 23% Agree .............................................................. 44%
Think it’s starting to fall behind with the Disagree ......................................................... 34%
current growth rate.......................................... 45%
Not sure .......................................................... 21%
Think it’s already failing .................................. 20% Q6 Do you agree or disagree with the following
Not sure .......................................................... 4% statement: Raleigh’s growth is careless when it
comes to saving trees.
Q3 In your opinion, what is the biggest problem Agree .............................................................. 44%
facing Raleigh: traffic congestion, crime and
violence, poverty, a lack of affordable housing Disagree ......................................................... 35%
for middle and low income families,
Not sure .......................................................... 22%
gentrification, police misconduct, corruption in
city government, high taxes and fees for Q7 Do you agree or disagree with the following
services, or something else? statement: Raleigh’s growth is destroying
neighborhoods and forcing large numbers of
Traffic congestion............................................ 12%
people to relocate outside of Raleigh.
Crime and violence ......................................... 13%
Agree .............................................................. 53%
Poverty ........................................................... 4%
Disagree ......................................................... 28%
A lack of affordable housing for middle and
low income families......................................... 49% Not sure .......................................................... 19%
Gentrification .................................................. 5%
Police misconduct........................................... 1%
Corruption in city government......................... 2%
High taxes and fees for services .................... 9%
Something else / Not sure .............................. 5%
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Think Raleigh's Infras-
tructure Can Support
Higher Growth Rate /
Adequate for Current
Growth Rate / Starting
to Fall Behind / Alre...
Think the 7% 6% 8% 12%
infrastructure we have
now is sufficient to
support a higher
growth rate
Think it’s only 23% 24% 22% 38%
adequate for the
current growth rate
Think it’s starting to 45% 44% 47% 21%
fall behind with the
current growth rate
Think it’s already 20% 20% 22% 14%
failing
Not sure 4% 6% 2% 15%
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Raleigh's Growth is
Compromising Quality
of Life Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 50% 39% 35%
Disagree 34% 24% 48% -
Not sure 21% 26% 14% 65%
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Raleigh's Growth is
Destroying
Neighborhoods Agree
/ Disagree
Agree 53% 56% 49% 46%
Disagree 28% 24% 34% 17%
Not sure 19% 20% 17% 37%
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Raleigh is Failing
Low-Income
Communities Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 44% 52% 38% 24%
Somewhat agree 30% 27% 34% 37%
Somewhat disagree 11% 9% 12% 18%
Strongly disagree 7% 6% 8% 17%
Not sure 8% 6% 9% 5%
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Think City
Government Doing
Good / Bad Job of
Keeping Residents
Informed
Think city government 23% 18% 28% 20%
is doing a good job of
keeping Raleigh
residents informed
about what they’re
doing
Think they’re doing a 49% 53% 43% 76%
bad job
Not sure 29% 29% 29% 3%
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Think Raleigh's
Growth Rate is Too
Fast / Not Fast
Enough / About Right
Think Raleigh’s 48% 48% 53% 45%
growth rate is too fast
Think it’s not fast 9% 10% 9% 9%
enough
Think it’s about right 36% 36% 30% 40%
Not sure 7% 6% 8% 7%
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Raleigh's Growth is
Compromising Quality
of Life Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 45% 44% 43%
Disagree 34% 36% 37% 30%
Not sure 21% 19% 19% 28%
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Raleigh's Growth is
Destroying
Neighborhoods Agree
/ Disagree
Agree 53% 60% 41% 44%
Disagree 28% 24% 40% 30%
Not sure 19% 16% 19% 26%
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Raleigh is Too
Beholden to
Developers Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 43% 49% 35% 36%
Somewhat agree 29% 32% 31% 24%
Somewhat disagree 11% 8% 14% 17%
Strongly disagree 5% 2% 10% 7%
Not sure 11% 9% 9% 17%
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Think New Policy to
Subsidize Developers
is Good / Bad Idea
Think this new policy 13% 14% 12% 13%
to subsidize
developers is a good
idea
Think it’s a bad idea 62% 59% 75% 61%
Not sure 25% 27% 13% 26%
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Think Disbanding
Citizen Advisory
Councils Was Good
Decision Yes / No
Yes 13% 15% 11% 12%
No 69% 70% 65% 69%
Not sure 18% 16% 25% 19%
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Think Raleigh's Infras-
tructure Can Support
Higher Growth Rate /
Adequate for Current
Growth Rate / Starting
to Fall Behind / Alre...
Think the 7% 36% 4% 11% 2%
infrastructure we have
now is sufficient to
support a higher
growth rate
Think it’s only 23% 11% 19% 34% 26%
adequate for the
current growth rate
Think it’s starting to 45% 32% 53% 35% 24%
fall behind with the
current growth rate
Think it’s already 20% 15% 20% 16% 40%
failing
Not sure 4% 6% 4% 3% 7%
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Raleigh's Growth is
Compromising Quality
of Life Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 66% 42% 46% 38%
Disagree 34% 18% 38% 32% 22%
Not sure 21% 16% 19% 22% 40%
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Raleigh's Growth is
Destroying
Neighborhoods Agree
/ Disagree
Agree 53% 54% 50% 59% 47%
Disagree 28% 35% 28% 28% 30%
Not sure 19% 12% 22% 13% 23%
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Raleigh is Failing
Low-Income
Communities Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 44% 60% 37% 58% 46%
Somewhat agree 30% 11% 34% 29% 14%
Somewhat disagree 11% 14% 13% 5% 15%
Strongly disagree 7% 9% 8% 5% 4%
Not sure 8% 6% 8% 3% 21%
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Think City
Government Doing
Good / Bad Job of
Keeping Residents
Informed
Think city government 23% 63% 19% 28% 7%
is doing a good job of
keeping Raleigh
residents informed
about what they’re
doing
Think they’re doing a 49% 27% 55% 38% 51%
bad job
Not sure 29% 10% 26% 34% 42%
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Think Raleigh's
Growth Rate is Too
Fast / Not Fast
Enough / About Right
Think Raleigh’s 48% 46% 48% 51%
growth rate is too fast
Think it’s not fast 9% 13% 9% 5%
enough
Think it’s about right 36% 37% 35% 36%
Not sure 7% 4% 8% 8%
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Raleigh's Growth is
Compromising Quality
of Life Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 41% 46% 46%
Disagree 34% 34% 37% 31%
Not sure 21% 25% 17% 23%
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Raleigh's Growth is
Destroying
Neighborhoods Agree
/ Disagree
Agree 53% 51% 59% 44%
Disagree 28% 25% 29% 33%
Not sure 19% 24% 12% 23%
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Raleigh is Failing
Low-Income
Communities Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 44% 42% 46% 46%
Somewhat agree 30% 32% 32% 26%
Somewhat disagree 11% 10% 8% 16%
Strongly disagree 7% 10% 6% 4%
Not sure 8% 6% 9% 8%
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Think City
Government Doing
Good / Bad Job of
Keeping Residents
Informed
Think city government 23% 22% 23% 24%
is doing a good job of
keeping Raleigh
residents informed
about what they’re
doing
Think they’re doing a 49% 46% 53% 46%
bad job
Not sure 29% 32% 24% 30%
Education
High school Some college but 2-year college 4-year college Post-graduate
Base graduate or less did not finish degree degree degree
Think Raleigh's
Growth Rate is Too
Fast / Not Fast
Enough / About Right
Think Raleigh’s 48% 55% 49% 42% 49% 45%
growth rate is too fast
Think it’s not fast 9% 18% 7% 26% 7% 8%
enough
Think it’s about right 36% 15% 39% 27% 36% 44%
Not sure 7% 13% 5% 6% 8% 4%
Education
High school Some college but 2-year college 4-year college Post-graduate
Base graduate or less did not finish degree degree degree
Raleigh's Growth is
Compromising Quality
of Life Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 56% 44% 61% 39% 41%
Disagree 34% 23% 42% 17% 32% 40%
Not sure 21% 21% 14% 21% 29% 19%
Education
High school Some college but 2-year college 4-year college Post-graduate
Base graduate or less did not finish degree degree degree
Raleigh's Growth is
Destroying
Neighborhoods Agree
/ Disagree
Agree 53% 58% 56% 73% 48% 47%
Disagree 28% 20% 31% 10% 30% 32%
Not sure 19% 23% 14% 16% 22% 21%
Education
High school Some college but 2-year college 4-year college Post-graduate
Base graduate or less did not finish degree degree degree
Raleigh is Failing
Low-Income
Communities Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 44% 62% 49% 63% 34% 40%
Somewhat agree 30% 8% 29% 23% 40% 29%
Somewhat disagree 11% 7% 7% 6% 14% 14%
Strongly disagree 7% 8% 3% 3% 9% 10%
Not sure 8% 14% 12% 5% 3% 7%
Education
High school Some college but 2-year college 4-year college Post-graduate
Base graduate or less did not finish degree degree degree
Think City
Government Doing
Good / Bad Job of
Keeping Residents
Informed
Think city government 23% 43% 20% 14% 20% 24%
is doing a good job of
keeping Raleigh
residents informed
about what they’re
doing
Think they’re doing a 49% 42% 47% 42% 54% 49%
bad job
Not sure 29% 15% 33% 44% 26% 27%
Mode
Base Landline Text
Think Raleigh's
Growth Rate is Too
Fast / Not Fast
Enough / About Right
Think Raleigh’s 48% 51% 45%
growth rate is too fast
Think it’s not fast 9% 9% 10%
enough
Think it’s about right 36% 32% 40%
Not sure 7% 8% 5%
Mode
Base Landline Text
Raleigh's Growth is
Compromising Quality
of Life Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 45% 43%
Disagree 34% 32% 37%
Not sure 21% 22% 20%
Mode
Base Landline Text
Raleigh's Growth is
Destroying
Neighborhoods Agree
/ Disagree
Agree 53% 51% 54%
Disagree 28% 31% 25%
Not sure 19% 18% 21%
Mode
Base Landline Text
Raleigh is Too
Beholden to
Developers Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 43% 49% 37%
Somewhat agree 29% 28% 31%
Somewhat disagree 11% 12% 11%
Strongly disagree 5% 2% 8%
Not sure 11% 9% 13%
Mode
Base Landline Text
Think New Policy to
Subsidize Developers
is Good / Bad Idea
Think this new policy 13% 15% 12%
to subsidize
developers is a good
idea
Think it’s a bad idea 62% 61% 64%
Not sure 25% 25% 25%
Mode
Base Landline Text
Think Disbanding
Citizen Advisory
Councils Was Good
Decision Yes / No
Yes 13% 12% 14%
No 69% 70% 67%
Not sure 18% 18% 19%