CityView Polls
In 2021 the Suffolk University Political Research Center began the groundbreaking CityView project, a series of polls on racial justice, policing, and other urban issues in America’s most diverse cities. CityView polls investigate how urban residents feel about the state of race and city life in the 21st century, inform solutions to the conflict between law enforcement and the ongoing police and criminal justice reform movement, and move beyond the buzzwords of “black lives matter” or “defund the police.”
CityView Polls 2023
July 7, 2023: Suffolk CityView - Seattle Residents with the Seattle Times
Poll Documents
Seattle Times Articles
- Love Seattle, or hate it? It may depend on how long you’ve lived here
- 1 in 3 Seattle residents is considering leaving. Costs, crime are to blame
- Seattle police rated as fair or poor by most residents, poll finds
- Majority of Seattleites say Amazon and tech make the city a better place, poll shows
- Here’s why people think Seattle will reverse course on homelessness
- Seattle’s encampment clearings receive mixed results: poll
- Despite shootings, poll finds Seattle residents think schools are generally safe
- Drug use, gun violence top Seattle’s public safety concerns, poll finds
- Seattle mayor strong among voters, City Council not so much, poll finds
- Poll shows Seattle residents support $970 million housing levy
- Poll shows Seattle residents support citywide capital-gains tax
- Most Seattle residents support public drug use arrests, poll finds
Statement of Methodology
This survey of 500 residents of the city of Seattle was conducted June 12-June 16, 2023, and is based on live telephone interviews of adults 18 years of age or older, residing in all seven city council districts in the city of Seattle. Quota and demographic information -- including region, race, and age -- were determined from census and American Community Survey data. Surveys were administered in English and Spanish. The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Error margins increase for smaller subgroups in the cross-tabulation document above. All surveys may be subject to other sources of error, including but not limited to coverage error and measurement error.
March 22, 2023: Suffolk CityView - Los Angeles Residents with the LA Times
Poll Documents
Los Angeles Times News Articles
- Poll: Large majority of L.A. residents back mandatory earthquake retrofits
- Poll: Is L.A. ready for the 2028 Olympics? Some residents express concern
- Younger Angelenos have far more negative view of police than elders, poll finds
- L.A. strongly approves of Mayor Bass but skeptical about fixing homelessness, poll shows
Statement of Methodology
This survey of 500 residents of the City of Los Angeles was conducted March 9 through March 13, 2022, and is based on live telephone interviews of adults 18 years of age or older, residing in all 15 city council districts in the city of Los Angeles. Quota and demographic information -- including region, race, and age -- were determined from census and American Community Survey data. Surveys were administered in English and Spanish. The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Error margins increase for smaller subgroups in the cross-tabulation document above. All surveys may be subject to other sources of error, including but not limited to coverage error and measurement error. Suffolk University students Ava Cabana, Maria-Angelica Patsaouras, and James Byrne all contributed questions for this survey.