| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #16239 |
| 1 | How important do you think it is to replace Seattle's seawall? Very important? Somewhat important? Not very important? Or not at all important? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | |
| Very | 42% | 42% | 42% | 34% | 48% | 45% | 45% | 45% | ** | 28% |
| Somewhat | 37% | 35% | 38% | 42% | 31% | 37% | 35% | 31% | ** | 50% |
| Not Very | 12% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 15% | 11% | 13% | ** | 12% |
| Not At All | 4% | 2% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 10% | ** | 7% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 7% | 0% | ** | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 37% | 39% | 23% | 72% | 7% | 4% | 17% |
| 2 | There is a proposal to replace the seawall and pay for it with an annual property tax increase of about twelve dollars for every hundred thousand dollars of property value. That would be about $48 on a $400,000 dollar home. Do you support or oppose this proposal? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | |
| Support | 53% | 52% | 54% | 55% | 54% | 48% | 57% | 54% | ** | 38% |
| Oppose | 39% | 42% | 37% | 39% | 38% | 41% | 36% | 40% | ** | 51% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 6% | ** | 12% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 37% | 39% | 23% | 72% | 7% | 4% | 17% |
| 3 | The City of Seattle and the State of Washington have agreed to replace the Alaskan Way viaduct with a so-called deep-bore tunnel. Do you support or oppose this agreement? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | |
| Support | 52% | 57% | 47% | 58% | 53% | 40% | 53% | 60% | ** | 48% |
| Oppose | 39% | 38% | 40% | 34% | 37% | 50% | 41% | 27% | ** | 35% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 5% | 13% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 13% | ** | 18% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 37% | 39% | 23% | 72% | 7% | 4% | 17% |
| 4 | The agreement also says the city will be responsible for any cost over-runs. Do you think the tunnel should still be built if Seattle will have to pay for cost over-runs? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | |
| Yes | 38% | 41% | 36% | 38% | 42% | 32% | 41% | 50% | ** | 25% |
| No | 57% | 56% | 58% | 57% | 54% | 64% | 53% | 46% | ** | 74% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 4% | ** | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 37% | 39% | 23% | 72% | 7% | 4% | 17% |