Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.
Q1 Mayor Meeker has proposed a temporary 50%
increase in water rates to help encourage
people to conserve water during our drought
conditions. Do you support his plan? If yes,
press 1. If no, press 2. If you’re not sure,
press 3.
Yes ……………………. 27%
No ……………………… 64%
Not sure ……………… 9%
Q2 A coalition of neighborhoods in Raleigh has
proposed an interim moratorium on teardowns,
the practice of tearing down an existing house
and replacing it with a new one, while the
Planning Department comes up with a long
term approach for solving the issue. Would
you support an interim moratorium on
teardowns? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes…………………… 52%
No ……………………. 38%
Not sure ……………. 10%
Q3 Mayor Meeker has proposed doubling impact
fees that developers of new homes and
businesses pay to cover costs incurred by
growth like new streets and parks to bring them
closer to the state average. Would you support
a doubling in impact fees? If yes, press 1. If
no, press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes…………………… 71%
No ……………………. 21%
Not sure ……………. 8%
Q4 Would you support a half cent increase in
property taxes to make improvements to the
City of Raleigh’s bus system? If yes, press 1.
if no, press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes…………………… 32%
No ……………………. 57%
Not sure ……………. 10%
Q5 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ………………. 52% Man……………………. 48%
Q6 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a
Republican, press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………. 56%
Republican………….. 31%
Other………………….. 13%
Q7 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 83%
African-American …………………………………….. 12%
Other……………………………………………………… 5%
Q8 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 4%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 17%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 48%
65 and older……………………………………………. 32%
