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Poll finds incumbents with tenuous leads

| Tom Jensen

Header-poll-resultsTopline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 In October you will be voting on an 88.6 million
dollar city parks bond, that will help pay for new
parkland, park facilities and greenways
including along the Neuse River. If the election
were today would you vote for or against the
parks bond? If for, press 1 on your keypad
now. If against, press 2. If you are undecided,
press 3.
For …………………….. 60%
Against……………….. 27%
Undecided…………… 13%

Q2 In October you can vote for 2 of the 6
candidates for the two city-wide at-large seats
on the Raleigh city council. If the election were
held today, which of these six candidates
would be your first choice? Paul Anderson,
Mary Ann Baldwin, Will Best, Russ
Stephenson, Helen Tart or David Williams? If
Paul Anderson, press 1. If Mary Ann Baldwin,
press 2. If Will Best, press 3. If Russ
Stephenson, press 4. If Helen Tart, press 5. If
David Williams, press 6. If you are undecided,
press 7.
Anderson…………… 12%
Baldwin …………….. 16%
Best………………….. 2%
Stephenson……….. 20%
Tart…………………… 2%
Williams…………….. 3%
Undecided…………. 46%

Q3 Which candidate would be your second
choice? If Paul Anderson, press 1. If Mary
Ann Baldwin, press 2. If Will Best, press 3. If
Russ Stephenson, press 4. If Helen Tart,
press 5. If David Williams, press 6. If you are
undecided, press 7.
Anderson…………… 6%
Baldwin …………….. 10%
Best………………….. 2%
Stephenson……….. 7%
Tart…………………… 3%
Williams…………….. 2%
Undecided…………. 69%

Q4 [Asked of only District A residents: 245
respondents] In your city council district,
District A, there are two candidates, Tommy
Craven and Nancy McFarlane. If the election
were today which candidate would you vote
for? If for Tommy Craven, press 1. If for
Nancy McFarlane, press 2. If you are
undecided, press 3.
Craven ……………… 38%
McFarlane …………. 25%
Undecided…………. 37%

Q5 [Asked of only District B residents: 184
respondents] In your city council district,
District B, there are three candidates, Rodger
Koopman, Angel Menendez and Jessie
Taliaferro. If the election were today which
candidate would you vote for? If for Rodger
Koopman, press 1. If for Angel Menendez,
press 2. If for Jessie Taliaferro, press 3. If you
are undecided, press 4.
Koopman…………… 21%
Menendez …………. 8%
Taliaferro…………… 35%
Undecided…………. 36%

Q6 Last year Raleigh raised the impact fee on
newly built homes and businesses, taking the
fee for a single-family home from 682 dollars to
1,170 dollars. Yet impact fees still pay for only
20 percent of new roads and parks projects
required to support the new development, while
the rest of Raleigh property taxpayers pay the
other 80 percent. Do you think Raleigh should
raise the impact fee on newly built homes and
businesses closer to the statewide average of
4,038 dollars per single family home? If yes,
press 1. If no, press 2. If you don’t know,
press 3.
Support raise……… 60%
Do not support……. 27%
Don’t know ………… 12%

Q7 Would you be more or less likely to vote for a
city council candidate that supports raising the
impact fee? If more likely, press 1. If less
likely, press 2. If it would make no difference,
press 3.
More likely…………. 54%
Less likely …………. 28%
Makes no
difference …………..18%

Q8 Would you be more or less likely to vote for a
city council candidate that received large
donations from developers? If more likely,
press 1. If less likely, press 2. If it would make
no difference, press 3.
More likely…………. 5%
Less likely …………. 81%
Makes no
difference …………..14%

Q9 Would you be more or less likely to vote for a
city council candidate that was endorsed by the
Sierra Club? If more likely, press 1. If less
likely, press 2. If it would make no difference,
press 3.
More likely…………. 41%
Less likely …………. 30%
Makes no
difference …………..29%

Q10 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Women ………………. 54% Men……………………. 46%

Q11 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a
Republican, press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………. 55%
Republican………….. 29%
Other………………….. 15%

Q12 If you are white, press 1. If African-American,
press 2. If other, press 3.
White …………………. 80%
Black………………….. 15%
Other………………….. 5%

Q13 If you are less than 29 years old, press 1. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3.
If more than 65, press 4.
Less than 29 ……….. 3%
30-45………………….. 15%
46-65………………….. 43%
Older than 65………. 38%

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