| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #26154 |
| About the Poll: SurveyUSA interviewed 650 adults from the entire state of Washington 10/25/21 through 10/28/21, using sample provided by Lucid Holdings LLC of New Orleans. The pool of adult survey respondents was weighted to US Census targets for gender, age, race, education, and home ownership. This research was conducted online. |
| 1 | The Washington State legislature passed statewide police reforms during the 2020-2021 legislative session. Overall, have those reforms made policing better? Worse? Or had no impact either way? |
| 650 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Ideology Aggregated | Education | Income | Parent | Marital Status | Home | Urbanicity | Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.6 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Very Con | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Very Lib | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-Year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Yes | No | Single | Married | Separate | Own | Rent | Urban | Suburban | Rural | W WA | E WA | Metro Se | |
| Make Policing Better | 15% | 17% | 14% | 21% | 21% | 8% | 9% | 21% | 9% | 15% | ** | 12% | 16% | 14% | 22% | 11% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 19% | 25% | 19% | 12% | 21% | 10% | 13% | 23% | 13% | 14% | 20% | 25% | 10% | 12% | 20% | 11% | 18% | 12% | 25% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 16% | 19% |
| Make Policing Worse | 37% | 36% | 37% | 28% | 38% | 38% | 47% | 32% | 42% | 40% | ** | 26% | 32% | 51% | 23% | 45% | 54% | 52% | 38% | 27% | 12% | 52% | 38% | 21% | 36% | 37% | 38% | 33% | 38% | 39% | 34% | 38% | 29% | 40% | 39% | 41% | 30% | 30% | 38% | 42% | 35% | 37% | 37% |
| No Impact | 20% | 23% | 18% | 23% | 17% | 25% | 14% | 20% | 21% | 22% | ** | 21% | 16% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 22% | 37% | 13% | 22% | 28% | 26% | 19% | 17% | 24% | 19% | 18% | 19% | 21% | 25% | 16% | 28% | 17% | 27% | 20% | 20% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| Not Sure | 27% | 24% | 31% | 28% | 24% | 28% | 30% | 26% | 29% | 23% | ** | 41% | 36% | 16% | 32% | 23% | 17% | 16% | 28% | 32% | 26% | 16% | 28% | 30% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 29% | 29% | 23% | 22% | 30% | 34% | 24% | 23% | 25% | 32% | 25% | 31% | 24% | 33% | 26% | 25% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 32% | 24% | 26% | 19% | 56% | 44% | 69% | 3% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 38% | 27% | 8% | 21% | 35% | 17% | 10% | 29% | 35% | 28% | 32% | 34% | 34% | 37% | 31% | 33% | 35% | 65% | 32% | 50% | 15% | 63% | 37% | 29% | 47% | 24% | 29% | 24% | 47% |
| 2 | In your area, do the police need more funding? Less funding? Or the same amount of funding they now have? |
| 650 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Ideology Aggregated | Education | Income | Parent | Marital Status | Home | Urbanicity | Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.6 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Very Con | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Very Lib | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-Year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Yes | No | Single | Married | Separate | Own | Rent | Urban | Suburban | Rural | W WA | E WA | Metro Se | |
| More Funding | 49% | 50% | 47% | 34% | 55% | 45% | 72% | 43% | 56% | 51% | ** | 34% | 50% | 69% | 42% | 39% | 65% | 55% | 53% | 42% | 21% | 58% | 53% | 34% | 48% | 51% | 48% | 42% | 54% | 52% | 43% | 52% | 37% | 56% | 50% | 57% | 35% | 43% | 51% | 51% | 45% | 45% | 54% |
| Less Funding | 16% | 20% | 13% | 28% | 19% | 11% | 2% | 24% | 7% | 14% | ** | 31% | 16% | 8% | 21% | 20% | 12% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 36% | 13% | 16% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 13% | 17% | 16% | 17% | 23% | 13% | 27% | 12% | 12% | 14% | 20% | 23% | 13% | 15% | 19% | 14% | 16% |
| Same Amount | 22% | 22% | 22% | 27% | 13% | 25% | 21% | 21% | 24% | 23% | ** | 19% | 21% | 18% | 23% | 27% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 28% | 29% | 21% | 20% | 28% | 18% | 20% | 28% | 23% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 22% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 21% | 25% | 24% | 23% | 19% | 24% | 24% | 20% |
| Not Sure | 12% | 8% | 17% | 11% | 13% | 18% | 5% | 12% | 13% | 12% | ** | 15% | 13% | 5% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 19% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 18% | 8% | 17% | 9% | 19% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 17% | 10% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 32% | 24% | 26% | 19% | 56% | 44% | 69% | 3% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 38% | 27% | 8% | 21% | 35% | 17% | 10% | 29% | 35% | 28% | 32% | 34% | 34% | 37% | 31% | 33% | 35% | 65% | 32% | 50% | 15% | 63% | 37% | 29% | 47% | 24% | 29% | 24% | 47% |