New Poll: Local Leaders Pick Infrastructure as Top Issue, Feel Trump and Clinton Are Not Addressing It
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New Poll: Local Leaders Pick Infrastructure as Top Issue, Feel Trump
and Clinton Are Not Addressing It
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A quick poll of
America's mayors and councilmembers conducted by the National League
of Cities (NLC) found that a majority believe that both the Clinton
and Trump campaigns have failed to sufficiently address top city
priorities. The poll also revealed that infrastructure investment is
the most pressing issue facing cities, with 48 percent of respondents
considering it their top priority. Infrastructure, public safety and
the economy are the city priorities that NLC has advocated for as part
of its Cities Lead 2016ˆ campaign.
"It's clear from our polling that America's local leaders do not feel
like their voices are being heard by the presidential candidates,"
said Clarence E. Anthony, executive director and CEO of the National
League of Cities. "Tomorrow night, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
will have their final chance to tell America how they will ˆ address
the critical issues that cities care about. I look forward to hearing
how each candidate intends to be a partner with cities by investing in
infrastructure, improving public safety and strengthening the
economy."
Key findings of the quick poll:
-- 41 percent of respondents found Clinton to be sufficiently
addressing the most important city priorities, while 33 percent found
Trump to be doing so.
-- 61 percent of respondents believe Clinton to be a better potential
partner for cities, while 39 percent believed the same for Trump.
-- Respondents listed their top policy concerns for this election as
the following: infrastructure (48 percent), the economy (37 percent),
public safety (6 percent) and other (9 percent).
The quick poll was conducted online using the Qualtrics platform and
targeted city officials from Oct. 10-12, 2016. Out of the 454 people
who responded, 143 self-identified as mayors, 296 as councilmembers,
and 15 as other (results were filtered to only include mayors and
councilmembers).
About the National League of Cities The National League of Cities
(NLC) is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities.
NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages,
representing more than 218 million Americans. www.nlc.org
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