California voters broadly support redevelopment agencies. In a recent statewide survey of likely California voters, 59% say redevelopment agencies are a good idea.
Voters overwhelmingly say that redevelopment agencies put tax dollars to good use. Among those who initially say that redevelopment agencies are a bad idea, most are moved to support redevelopment agencies when presented with how agencies spend their resources.
Self-described liberal/progressive voters, Black/African-American voters, Asian voters and Latino/Hispanic voters are even more likely to support redevelopment agencies than other groups.
You can find the question-by-question, full poll results here.
Probolsky Research also released a presentation about the poll, which can be viewed here.
Probolsky Research LLC specializes in opinion research on behalf of government, corporate and media clients.
From Monday, February 21 through Thursday, February 24, 2011 Probolsky Research conducted a telephone survey of likely California voters. A total of 753 surveys were collected. A survey of this size yields a margin of error of +/- 3.7% with a 95% degree of confidence. Appropriate ratios were obtained such as for gender, age group, political party registration and geographic location. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish.