More Maryland residents favor than oppose statehood for the District, a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll finds, in contrast with national surveys showing that most Americans are against making the city the 51st state. CONT. Robert McCartney & Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »
Americans Reject D.C. Statehood
Americans are much more likely to oppose (64%) than to favor (29%) making Washington, D.C., a separate state. These results are consistent with past polling on the topic by other firms, which also found majorities opposed to the idea. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
D.C. area thinks Amazon headquarters will have good impact overall, despite concerns
Washington-area residents have largely positive expectations about Amazon’s second headquarters coming to Arlington, with large majorities saying it will have a good impact and result in significant economic growth, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. CONT. Robert McCartney & Emily Guskin, Washington Post Read more »
Drivers behave worse than cyclists, walkers, and even scooter riders, Washingtonians say in new poll
Nearly 6 in 10 Washington-area residents say drivers frequently violate traffic laws in the region, more than say the same about pedestrians, bicyclists or electric scooter riders, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll. Perhaps surprisingly, drivers are more likely to fault other drivers as scofflaws than they are […] Read more »
Should Washington, D.C., Be The 51st State?
In recent months, Democrats have stepped up their push to make Washington, D.C., a state. They’ve introduced statehood bills in both the House and Senate, and next month, the House will have its first hearing on the issue in 26 years. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, Nate […] Read more »
Washington-area residents widely oppose paying a toll to drive into downtown D.C.
A clear majority of Washington-area residents oppose congestion pricing — charging drivers a toll to enter the District during high-traffic times to ease congestion — according to a recent Washington Post-Schar School poll. The survey finds that 63 percent of residents oppose the idea, nearly double the 34 percent who […] Read more »