LANSING – A poll of 600 voters in Detroit, commissioned by non-profit leadership organization Detroit Renaissance, shows that while 80 percent of respondents believe the city is on the wrong track, 58 percent believe the situation will be better a year from now, 22 percent believe things will stay the same and 12 percent believe things will get worse.
The poll, which was taken August 8-11, found that 21 percent of voters view Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in a favorable light, while 73.7 percent have an unfavorable opinion of him. Of those responding, prior to the start of the removal hearing by Governor Jennifer Granholm (see related story), 68.7 percent said the mayor should resign and 28.8 percent believe he should stay in office.
Turning their attention to other elected officials in the city, those surveyed did not have positive remarks: 85.2 percent of respondents said the job of the Detroit City Council is fair or poor (46.7 percent remarked “poor”) and 89.5 percent rated the Detroit Public School Board’s job performance as fair or poor (67.8 percent remarked “poor”).
The poll also asked voters about potential mayoral race match-ups (Kilpatrick has not resigned and would be up for re-election next year) and in every case, former basketball star Dave Bing wins out.
The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.
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