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Raleigh Survey Results

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


Survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Q8 Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, Q12 Until recently, Raleigh had Citizen Advisory
somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree that Councils, which fostered communication
city government in Raleigh is too beholden to between residents and elected leaders. The
developers and the real estate development Citizen Advisory Councils were disbanded by
industry? the City Council and Mayor. Do you think
disbanding the Citizen Advisory Councils was a
Strongly agree ................................................ 43%
good decision by the City Council and Mayor, or
Somewhat agree............................................. 29% not?
Somewhat disagree ........................................ 11% Yes.................................................................. 13%
Strongly disagree............................................ 5% No ................................................................... 69%
Not sure .......................................................... 11% Not sure .......................................................... 18%
Q9 Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, Q13 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree that If gender non-binary, press 3.
Raleigh is failing its low-income and minority
Woman ........................................................... 52%
communities?
Man................................................................. 46%
Strongly agree ................................................ 44%
Gender non-binary.......................................... 3%
Somewhat agree............................................. 30%
Q14 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,
Somewhat disagree ........................................ 11% press 2. If an independent, press 3.
Strongly disagree............................................ 7% Democrat ........................................................ 55%
Not sure .......................................................... 8% Republican...................................................... 16%
Q10 Under a new policy adopted by Mayor Baldwin
Independent.................................................... 29%
and the City Council, developers can apply for
taxpayer subsidies to help pay for their projects. Q15 If you are Hispanic or Latino, press 1. If white,
These subsidies, or grants, for up to $5 million press 2. If African-American, press 3. If other,
a year, would be up to the discretion of the press 4.
Mayor and the Council. Do you think this new Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 5%
policy to subsidize developers is a good idea, or
a bad idea? White .............................................................. 62%
Think this new policy to subsidize developers African-American ............................................ 26%
is a good idea ................................................. 13%
Other............................................................... 8%
Think it’s a bad idea........................................ 62%
Q16 If you are 18-45 years old, press 1. If 46-65,
Not sure .......................................................... 25% press 2. If older than 65, press 3.
Q11 Generally speaking, do you think city 18 to 45........................................................... 36%
government is doing a good job or a bad job of
keeping Raleigh residents informed about what 46 to 65........................................................... 38%
they’re doing? Older than 65 .................................................. 26%
Think city government is doing a good job of
keeping Raleigh residents informed about
what they’re doing........................................... 23%
Think they’re doing a bad job.......................... 49%
Not sure .......................................................... 29%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


Survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Q17 What is the highest level of education you have
received: high school graduate or less, some
college but did not finish, 2-year college
degree, 4-year college degree, or post-
graduate degree?
High school graduate or less .......................... 10%
Some college but did not finish....................... 27%
2-year college degree ..................................... 8%
4-year college degree ..................................... 33%
Post-graduate degree ..................................... 23%
Q18 Mode
Landline .......................................................... 50%
Text ................................................................. 50%
Q19 City Council District
A ..................................................................... 22%
B ..................................................................... 14%
C ..................................................................... 20%
D ..................................................................... 19%
E ..................................................................... 25%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


Survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Think Raleigh's
Growth Rate is Too
Fast / Not Fast
Enough / About Right
Think Raleigh’s 48% 57% 38% 36%
growth rate is too fast
Think it’s not fast 9% 7% 12% 9%
enough
Think it’s about right 36% 26% 46% 49%
Not sure 7% 10% 3% 7%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Biggest Problem
Facing Raleigh
Traffic congestion 12% 10% 16% 3%
Crime and violence 13% 13% 13% 5%
Poverty 4% 5% 4% 10%
A lack of affordable 49% 49% 50% 39%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 5% 6% 4% -
Police misconduct 1% 1% 1% -
Corruption in city 2% 2% 2% 15%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 8% 8% 20%
for services
Something else / Not 5% 7% 3% 7%
sure

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Second Biggest
Problem Facing
Raleigh
Traffic congestion 16% 17% 16% 22%
Crime and violence 13% 13% 14% 8%
Poverty 9% 8% 10% 14%
A lack of affordable 12% 12% 12% -
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 12% 13% 10% 15%
Police misconduct 2% 2% 2% 7%
Corruption in city 5% 2% 8% 12%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 7% 11% 13%
for services
Something else / Not 22% 26% 17% 10%
sure

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Raleigh's Growth is
Careless Toward
Trees Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 48% 39% 51%
Disagree 35% 23% 47% 38%
Not sure 22% 29% 15% 11%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Raleigh is Too
Beholden to
Developers Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 43% 48% 38% 46%
Somewhat agree 29% 29% 31% 13%
Somewhat disagree 11% 10% 14% -
Strongly disagree 5% 2% 8% 10%
Not sure 11% 12% 9% 32%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Think New Policy to
Subsidize Developers
is Good / Bad Idea
Think this new policy 13% 11% 17% -
to subsidize
developers is a good
idea
Think it’s a bad idea 62% 57% 67% 84%
Not sure 25% 32% 17% 16%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Gender
Gender
Base Woman Man non-binary
Think Disbanding
Citizen Advisory
Councils Was Good
Decision Yes / No
Yes 13% 12% 14% 22%
No 69% 70% 68% 64%
Not sure 18% 18% 18% 14%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Think Raleigh's Infras-
tructure Can Support
Higher Growth Rate /
Adequate for Current
Growth Rate / Starting
to Fall Behind / Alre...
Think the 7% 10% 6% 3%
infrastructure we have
now is sufficient to
support a higher
growth rate
Think it’s only 23% 22% 23% 25%
adequate for the
current growth rate
Think it’s starting to 45% 44% 52% 43%
fall behind with the
current growth rate
Think it’s already 20% 19% 17% 24%
failing
Not sure 4% 5% 3% 4%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Biggest Problem
Facing Raleigh
Traffic congestion 12% 9% 21% 13%
Crime and violence 13% 9% 19% 16%
Poverty 4% 5% 1% 6%
A lack of affordable 49% 61% 27% 39%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 5% 7% 0% 3%
Police misconduct 1% 2% - 1%
Corruption in city 2% 1% 3% 4%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 4% 22% 11%
for services
Something else / Not 5% 3% 7% 6%
sure

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Second Biggest
Problem Facing
Raleigh
Traffic congestion 16% 14% 21% 18%
Crime and violence 13% 17% 16% 6%
Poverty 9% 10% 3% 10%
A lack of affordable 12% 12% 9% 12%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 12% 13% 7% 12%
Police misconduct 2% 3% - 1%
Corruption in city 5% 3% 6% 8%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 5% 14% 14%
for services
Something else / Not 22% 23% 24% 19%
sure

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Raleigh's Growth is
Careless Toward
Trees Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 48% 33% 41%
Disagree 35% 31% 46% 35%
Not sure 22% 21% 21% 24%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Raleigh is Failing
Low-Income
Communities Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 44% 60% 14% 32%
Somewhat agree 30% 30% 27% 32%
Somewhat disagree 11% 6% 18% 16%
Strongly disagree 7% 2% 21% 10%
Not sure 8% 3% 20% 10%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Party
Base Democrat Republican Independent
Think City
Government Doing
Good / Bad Job of
Keeping Residents
Informed
Think city government 23% 29% 7% 19%
is doing a good job of
keeping Raleigh
residents informed
about what they’re
doing
Think they’re doing a 49% 44% 62% 52%
bad job
Not sure 29% 27% 32% 30%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Think Raleigh's
Growth Rate is Too
Fast / Not Fast
Enough / About Right
Think Raleigh’s 48% 63% 48% 46% 42%
growth rate is too fast
Think it’s not fast 9% 9% 7% 17% 4%
enough
Think it’s about right 36% 16% 39% 33% 34%
Not sure 7% 12% 6% 3% 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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Biggest Problem
Facing Raleigh
Traffic congestion 12% 36% 15% 2% 9%
Crime and violence 13% 16% 13% 13% 7%
Poverty 4% - 3% 7% 6%
A lack of affordable 49% 24% 49% 56% 44%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 5% 8% 3% 9% 3%
Police misconduct 1% 6% - 2% 4%
Corruption in city 2% - 3% 2% 1%
government
High taxes and fees 9% - 10% 8% 10%
for services
Something else / Not 5% 9% 5% 2% 15%
sure

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Second Biggest
Problem Facing
Raleigh
Traffic congestion 16% 10% 20% 10% 13%
Crime and violence 13% 9% 11% 20% 11%
Poverty 9% 15% 9% 8% 5%
A lack of affordable 12% 8% 12% 11% 12%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 12% - 13% 11% 15%
Police misconduct 2% - 1% 3% 6%
Corruption in city 5% - 5% 5% 10%
government
High taxes and fees 9% - 10% 11% 3%
for services
Something else / Not 22% 59% 19% 21% 24%
sure

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Raleigh's Growth is
Careless Toward
Trees Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 54% 46% 36% 46%
Disagree 35% 37% 30% 47% 24%
Not sure 22% 9% 24% 17% 31%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Raleigh is Too
Beholden to
Developers Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 43% 54% 42% 45% 40%
Somewhat agree 29% 10% 29% 35% 23%
Somewhat disagree 11% 19% 11% 8% 18%
Strongly disagree 5% 4% 7% 2% 2%
Not sure 11% 13% 11% 10% 16%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Think New Policy to
Subsidize Developers
is Good / Bad Idea
Think this new policy 13% 45% 11% 15% 3%
to subsidize
developers is a good
idea
Think it’s a bad idea 62% 38% 65% 62% 59%
Not sure 25% 17% 24% 23% 38%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Race
Hispanic African-
Base or Latino White American Other
Think Disbanding
Citizen Advisory
Councils Was Good
Decision Yes / No
Yes 13% 64% 10% 14% 6%
No 69% 21% 70% 78% 57%
Not sure 18% 15% 20% 9% 37%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Think Raleigh's Infras-
tructure Can Support
Higher Growth Rate /
Adequate for Current
Growth Rate / Starting
to Fall Behind / Alre...
Think the 7% 14% 4% 4%
infrastructure we have
now is sufficient to
support a higher
growth rate
Think it’s only 23% 20% 23% 29%
adequate for the
current growth rate
Think it’s starting to 45% 42% 45% 50%
fall behind with the
current growth rate
Think it’s already 20% 21% 26% 10%
failing
Not sure 4% 4% 2% 7%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Biggest Problem
Facing Raleigh
Traffic congestion 12% 15% 10% 12%
Crime and violence 13% 8% 14% 18%
Poverty 4% 4% 4% 5%
A lack of affordable 49% 52% 54% 37%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 5% 3% 5% 6%
Police misconduct 1% 1% 1% 2%
Corruption in city 2% 2% 3% 2%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 10% 8% 8%
for services
Something else / Not 5% 5% 1% 11%
sure

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Second Biggest
Problem Facing
Raleigh
Traffic congestion 16% 20% 16% 13%
Crime and violence 13% 11% 15% 14%
Poverty 9% 10% 9% 7%
A lack of affordable 12% 12% 12% 11%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 12% 13% 15% 6%
Police misconduct 2% 0% 3% 3%
Corruption in city 5% 6% 7% 2%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 8% 9% 10%
for services
Something else / Not 22% 20% 15% 34%
sure

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Raleigh's Growth is
Careless Toward
Trees Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 43% 47% 40%
Disagree 35% 37% 35% 30%
Not sure 22% 20% 18% 30%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Raleigh is Too
Beholden to
Developers Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 43% 39% 48% 42%
Somewhat agree 29% 30% 28% 31%
Somewhat disagree 11% 13% 9% 12%
Strongly disagree 5% 7% 5% 2%
Not sure 11% 12% 9% 13%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Think New Policy to
Subsidize Developers
is Good / Bad Idea
Think this new policy 13% 17% 10% 12%
to subsidize
developers is a good
idea
Think it’s a bad idea 62% 58% 65% 63%
Not sure 25% 25% 24% 25%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Age
18 to 46 to Older
Base 45 65 than 65
Think Disbanding
Citizen Advisory
Councils Was Good
Decision Yes / No
Yes 13% 18% 11% 9%
No 69% 64% 73% 68%
Not sure 18% 18% 16% 23%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
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 Infras-
tructure Can Support
Higher Growth Rate /
Adequate for Current
Growth Rate / Starting
to Fall Behind / Alre...
Think the 7% 25% 4% 24% 2% 5%
infrastructure we have
now is sufficient to
support a higher
growth rate
Think it’s only 23% 12% 30% 16% 24% 20%
adequate for the
current growth rate
Think it’s starting to 45% 38% 39% 39% 51% 49%
fall behind with the
current growth rate
Think it’s already 20% 16% 24% 17% 19% 20%
failing
Not sure 4% 8% 2% 4% 4% 5%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Education
High school Some college but 2-year college 4-year college Post-graduate
Base graduate or less did not finish degree degree degree
Biggest Problem
Facing Raleigh
Traffic congestion 12% 33% 12% 7% 11% 8%
Crime and violence 13% 9% 13% 9% 13% 14%
Poverty 4% 3% 4% 9% 6% 1%
A lack of affordable 49% 33% 51% 48% 50% 52%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 5% - 7% 5% 5% 4%
Police misconduct 1% - 1% 3% - 2%
Corruption in city 2% - 2% 2% 3% 4%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 5% 9% 14% 7% 10%
for services
Something else / Not 5% 17% 1% 3% 5% 5%
sure

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Education
High school Some college but 2-year college 4-year college Post-graduate
Base graduate or less did not finish degree degree degree
Second Biggest
Problem Facing
Raleigh
Traffic congestion 16% 12% 10% 17% 20% 22%
Crime and violence 13% 18% 14% 27% 13% 7%
Poverty 9% 9% 4% 5% 13% 10%
A lack of affordable 12% 3% 14% 20% 11% 12%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 12% - 17% 8% 10% 14%
Police misconduct 2% - 2% 1% 3% 2%
Corruption in city 5% - 6% 6% 5% 5%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 6% 13% 5% 9% 7%
for services
Something else / Not 22% 53% 20% 11% 17% 22%
sure

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
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
Careless Toward
Trees Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 34% 50% 45% 40% 45%
Disagree 35% 27% 34% 34% 37% 36%
Not sure 22% 39% 16% 21% 24% 20%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
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 Too
Beholden to
Developers Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 43% 52% 51% 49% 38% 36%
Somewhat agree 29% 15% 29% 31% 32% 32%
Somewhat disagree 11% 6% 10% 6% 13% 15%
Strongly disagree 5% 9% 1% 1% 7% 6%
Not sure 11% 18% 9% 13% 11% 11%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
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 New Policy to
Subsidize Developers
is Good / Bad Idea
Think this new policy 13% 33% 13% 2% 13% 11%
to subsidize
developers is a good
idea
Think it’s a bad idea 62% 41% 64% 75% 63% 63%
Not sure 25% 27% 23% 22% 25% 26%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
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 Disbanding
Citizen Advisory
Councils Was Good
Decision Yes / No
Yes 13% 29% 7% 11% 12% 17%
No 69% 26% 80% 75% 74% 62%
Not sure 18% 45% 13% 14% 14% 20%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Mode
Base Landline Text
Think Raleigh's Infras-
tructure Can Support
Higher Growth Rate /
Adequate for Current
Growth Rate / Starting
to Fall Behind / Alre...
Think the 7% 9% 6%
infrastructure we have
now is sufficient to
support a higher
growth rate
Think it’s only 23% 27% 19%
adequate for the
current growth rate
Think it’s starting to 45% 43% 47%
fall behind with the
current growth rate
Think it’s already 20% 16% 24%
failing
Not sure 4% 4% 4%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Mode
Base Landline Text
Biggest Problem
Facing Raleigh
Traffic congestion 12% 12% 12%
Crime and violence 13% 17% 9%
Poverty 4% 9% 0%
A lack of affordable 49% 41% 57%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 5% 6% 4%
Police misconduct 1% 1% 1%
Corruption in city 2% 1% 4%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 7% 10%
for services
Something else / Not 5% 6% 3%
sure

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Mode
Base Landline Text
Second Biggest
Problem Facing
Raleigh
Traffic congestion 16% 10% 22%
Crime and violence 13% 17% 10%
Poverty 9% 5% 13%
A lack of affordable 12% 13% 11%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 12% 10% 14%
Police misconduct 2% 2% 2%
Corruption in city 5% 5% 5%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 9% 9%
for services
Something else / Not 22% 28% 15%
sure

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Mode
Base Landline Text
Raleigh's Growth is
Careless Toward
Trees Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 42% 46%
Disagree 35% 36% 33%
Not sure 22% 22% 22%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Mode
Base Landline Text
Raleigh is Failing
Low-Income
Communities Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 44% 47% 42%
Somewhat agree 30% 25% 35%
Somewhat disagree 11% 10% 11%
Strongly disagree 7% 7% 8%
Not sure 8% 11% 4%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
Mode
Base Landline Text
Think City
Government Doing
Good / Bad Job of
Keeping Residents
Informed
Think city government 23% 28% 18%
is doing a good job of
keeping Raleigh
residents informed
about what they’re
doing
Think they’re doing a 49% 42% 55%
bad job
Not sure 29% 30% 28%

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%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
City Council District
Base A B C D E
Think Raleigh's
Growth Rate is Too
Fast / Not Fast
Enough / About Right
Think Raleigh’s 48% 43% 43% 49% 49% 52%
growth rate is too fast
Think it’s not fast 9% 10% 18% 6% 7% 9%
enough
Think it’s about right 36% 39% 33% 38% 35% 34%
Not sure 7% 7% 6% 6% 9% 5%

City Council District


Base A B C D E
Think Raleigh's Infras-
tructure Can Support
Higher Growth Rate /
Adequate for Current
Growth Rate / Starting
to Fall Behind / Alre...
Think the 7% 11% 3% 7% 4% 9%
infrastructure we have
now is sufficient to
support a higher
growth rate
Think it’s only 23% 23% 23% 24% 18% 27%
adequate for the
current growth rate
Think it’s starting to 45% 45% 45% 44% 54% 39%
fall behind with the
current growth rate
Think it’s already 20% 19% 23% 21% 21% 19%
failing
Not sure 4% 2% 6% 5% 3% 6%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
City Council District
Base A B C D E
Biggest Problem
Facing Raleigh
Traffic congestion 12% 18% 7% 12% 17% 8%
Crime and violence 13% 13% 9% 12% 12% 16%
Poverty 4% 5% 7% 2% 4% 5%
A lack of affordable 49% 41% 54% 51% 46% 53%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 5% 2% 9% 5% 6% 3%
Police misconduct 1% 0% 2% 3% 1% -
Corruption in city 2% 2% 4% 0% 4% 2%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 12% 5% 11% 10% 6%
for services
Something else / Not 5% 8% 4% 5% 1% 6%
sure

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
City Council District
Base A B C D E
Second Biggest
Problem Facing
Raleigh
Traffic congestion 16% 22% 12% 20% 12% 15%
Crime and violence 13% 9% 22% 15% 9% 14%
Poverty 9% 8% 9% 10% 11% 7%
A lack of affordable 12% 9% 15% 9% 23% 7%
housing for middle
and low income
families
Gentrification 12% 8% 10% 16% 19% 7%
Police misconduct 2% 0% 2% 2% 1% 3%
Corruption in city 5% 4% 3% 2% 6% 10%
government
High taxes and fees 9% 7% 4% 7% 7% 16%
for services
Something else / Not 22% 33% 25% 19% 11% 20%
sure

City Council District


Base A B C D E
Raleigh's Growth is
Compromising Quality
of Life Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 41% 45% 42% 48% 45%
Disagree 34% 36% 36% 36% 31% 33%
Not sure 21% 23% 19% 22% 21% 22%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
City Council District
Base A B C D E
Raleigh's Growth is
Careless Toward
Trees Agree /
Disagree
Agree 44% 45% 39% 41% 48% 44%
Disagree 35% 32% 41% 31% 36% 34%
Not sure 22% 23% 19% 27% 17% 22%

City Council District


Base A B C D E
Raleigh's Growth is
Destroying
Neighborhoods Agree
/ Disagree
Agree 53% 47% 46% 53% 59% 56%
Disagree 28% 26% 36% 26% 25% 30%
Not sure 19% 26% 18% 21% 17% 14%

City Council District


Base A B C D E
Raleigh is Too
Beholden to
Developers Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 43% 41% 45% 40% 44% 45%
Somewhat agree 29% 29% 36% 30% 30% 25%
Somewhat disagree 11% 7% 4% 14% 12% 18%
Strongly disagree 5% 6% 4% 6% 5% 4%
Not sure 11% 17% 11% 11% 9% 8%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
City Council District
Base A B C D E
Raleigh is Failing
Low-Income
Communities Agree /
Disagree
Strongly agree 44% 47% 55% 50% 41% 34%
Somewhat agree 30% 25% 29% 24% 35% 37%
Somewhat disagree 11% 8% 6% 13% 12% 13%
Strongly disagree 7% 8% 4% 8% 4% 9%
Not sure 8% 12% 6% 5% 7% 7%

City Council District


Base A B C D E
Think New Policy to
Subsidize Developers
is Good / Bad Idea
Think this new policy 13% 21% 11% 14% 11% 9%
to subsidize
developers is a good
idea
Think it’s a bad idea 62% 51% 56% 60% 69% 71%
Not sure 25% 27% 32% 26% 20% 21%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters
City Council District
Base A B C D E
Think City
Government Doing
Good / Bad Job of
Keeping Residents
Informed
Think city government 23% 26% 26% 19% 21% 22%
is doing a good job of
keeping Raleigh
residents informed
about what they’re
doing
Think they’re doing a 49% 43% 48% 52% 53% 49%
bad job
Not sure 29% 31% 27% 29% 27% 29%

City Council District


Base A B C D E
Think Disbanding
Citizen Advisory
Councils Was Good
Decision Yes / No
Yes 13% 16% 13% 11% 13% 13%
No 69% 60% 73% 67% 67% 74%
Not sure 18% 23% 15% 22% 19% 13%

February 24-25, 2022 information@publicpolicypolling.com


survey of 665 Raleigh voters

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