A poll released Wednesday of 1,154 likely voters found there’s mounting frustration with the direction Long Beach is headed.
About 35% of respondents said they think Long Beach is headed in the wrong direction, with only 32% saying it’s headed in the right direction.
That’s worse than when pollsters asked the same question in May, when 33.4% said Long Beach was headed in the wrong direction and 31.6% said it was headed in the right direction.
Two of the groups most likely to say Long Beach was headed in the wrong direction were Republicans (61%) and men (41%). Those more likely to say Long Beach is headed in the right direction were Democrats (43%) and LGBTQ residents (38%).
When asked to describe the most important issues facing Long Beach, the top answers were homelessness (45%), crime (20%) and housing (10%).
Overall, likely voters were more optimistic about California than Long Beach, with 39% saying the state is headed in the right direction and 34% saying it’s headed in the wrong direction.
You can see the full poll, from the Long Beach Center for Urban Politics and Policy, here.
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