The Bay Area Council Poll is the only survey of its kind that provides a comprehensive and incisive look at the attitudes of Bay Area residents on the most topical and critical issues affecting the region. The Bay Area Council Poll provides a ranking of the region’s top issues, gauges what direction residents see the region heading overall and how they think the economy is performing. The poll also examines residents’ attitudes on a range of other key issues, including housing, transportation, water/drought. The results include breakdowns by county and, for certain subjects, by age and/or income level.
2018 Bay Area Council Poll
Day 1: 46% of Bay Area residents planning to leave
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Day 2: Voters willing to charge themselves to end traffic
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Day 3: Frustration spikes over housing shortage, affordability crisis
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Day 4: Technology to the rescue in traffic-clogged Bay Area?
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Day 5: 4 in 10 have witnessed sexual harassment in the workplace
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Day 6: Majority of Bay Area residents dislike federal immigration crackdown
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2017 Bay Area Council Poll
Day 1: More residents eye exits as housing, transportation woes go unaddressed
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Day 2: Residents want Bay Area traffic declared emergency
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Day 3: Economic confidence slipping as housing, traffic take growing toll
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Day 4: Generations differ over housing problems, solutions
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2016 Bay Area Council Poll
Day 1: Residents say build housing outside Bay Area
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Day 2: Little optimism on fixing traffic
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Day 3: Residents eyeing the exits as pressures mount
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Day 4: Economic optimism weakening
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Day 5: Residents high on legalizing marijuana
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2015 Bay Area Council Poll
Day 1: Economic outlook and top issues
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Day 2: A deeper dive on drought and water issues
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Day 3: Housing crunch worsens
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Day 4: Transportation, traffic and driverless cars
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2014 Bay Area Council Poll
Day 1: Cost of living and housing top issues
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Day 2: A deeper dive on housing and transportation
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Day 3: Prioritizing energy and communications
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Day 4: Education begins at Day 1
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Day 5: Changing healthcare landscape
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