Early voting begins in less than a week, and according to a new UNF poll, 22 percent of registered voters still don’t know who they will vote for in Jacksonville’s mayoral election.
Young adults ages 18-24 are the most undecided of age group at 31%.
Crime is once again, the most important problem facing Jacksonville, according to the poll. It has consistently held the top spot for years.There’s a three-way tie for the number two spot, between education, economy and housing costs. Nationwide, the number of homicides last year 4% lower than 2021., but in Jacksonville, homicides were up nearly 27%.
On top of that, a third of the city’s homicides took place in just three zip codes 32206, 32209 and 32210. We’ve already asked each candidate to outline how they would address crime, affordable housing and infrastructure, and you can read it all in ourA slim majority of Jacksonville voters, 51%, said they oppose the removal of confederate monuments from public spaces.Jacksonville’s next mayor will be sworn in three years after its current mayor, Lenny Curry said all confederate monuments in Jacksonville need to come down.
At the time, 32% supported hosting the convention, while 58% were opposed. The majority felt Jacksonville was rushing too quickly into opening.More Jacksonville voters are coming around to the idea of sharing the cost of renovating the TIAA Bank field with the Jaguars, according to the poll.
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