FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 23, 2024
Livable Raleigh’s new 2024 citywide poll of registered Raleigh voters conducted by nationally recognized, professional polling firm, Public Policy Polling, highlights continuing trends and significant changes since our 2022 poll. Two key changes include a declining confidence in Council, coupled with the perception that Council isn’t doing enough to protect Raleigh voters’ quality of life from growth impacts.
Declining confidence in Council marked one of the biggest changes from two years ago. In our new poll, 73% of voters said the city does not do a good job of keeping residents informed, up substantially from 49% in 2022. The undue influence of special interests is still a big concern, with 71% of voters saying the city is still too beholden to developers. To correct that imbalance, 73% of 2024 voters said Council campaign donations should be capped at $500, and 74% said neighborhood rezoning meetings should be returned from developer control to CACs. Two more indications of faltering confidence are that only 23% of voters approve of Council doubling their terms to four years, and only 1 in 4 voters said this year’s city budget reflects their priorities.
Growth impacts are increasing according to voters, with 76% saying Raleigh’s infrastructure is not keeping pace with growth, up from 65% in 2022. Likewise, 58% of voters said growth comes at the expense of their quality of life, up from 44% in 2022. The citywide decline in affordable housing was the top concern by more than a 3 to 1 margin over all other issues including traffic, safety and taxes. Further, 66% of voters say Raleigh is failing its low-income and minority communities. With only 29% of voters supporting new neighborhood densification rules, it’s not surprising that almost 70% of those with an opinion said growth is destroying neighborhoods and forcing residents out of town.
About Livable Raleigh: Livable Raleigh is an all-volunteer non-profit organization with the mission to educate, inform, and engage Raleigh residents about issues that impact the quality of life in Raleigh.
NOTE – We have put out an update with further data and reference material: Polling Questions and Answers
Media Contacts:
Tim Niles
TimNiles9@gmail.com
919-389-5326
Stef Mendell
stefmendell@gmail.com
919-412-2635
Public Policy Polling surveyed registered Raleigh voters from July 10 -11, 2024. The interviews for the survey were conducted by telephone and by text message. Any media inquiries about the poll methodology can be directed to Jim Williams of PPP at: jim.williams@publicpolicypolling.com or at 919-985-5380.
A copy of the poll results can be downloaded here: Raleigh Poll Results
Livable Raleigh Editorial Team