Exclusive | LA voters scorch state of the city, huge number seriously considering leaving California: shock poll
Los Angeles voters are fed up with the city’s direction, as rampant homelessness, soaring living costs and sky-high housing prices fuel frustration, a new California Post poll found.A staggering two-thirds of those polled, 66.2%, said they were unhappy with the way the city was going, while just 16.4% believed it’s on the right track, according to the California Post-McLaughlin & Associates poll.Meanwhile, 42% said they’ve seriously considered leaving the state of California in the past four years.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.
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Never miss a story Homelessness topped the list of worries, with 47.3% naming it as their top concern in LA, followed by cost of living at 41.7%, and housing costs at 35.4%.Overall, 74.1% named at least one pocketbook concern, along with housing affordability, inflation and government spending.The Post commissioned the survey of 400 LA general election voters, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates from Oct.15–18, using cellphone calls, text messages and landlines.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!“It seemed very high when four out of 10 residents in the city of Los Angeles wanna move out of state.
They’re going to lose some of the most productive taxpayers and citizens,” pollster John McLaughlin told The Post.“I’ve not seen numbers like that.Possibly in New York, but other than that, that’s a very high number, because you’re saying seriously consider it.
You know, it’s not a flippant thing,” he added.Voters also returned a damning verdict on whether the...