Housing, homelessness loom large in the minds of Washington voters

Yearly statewide polls by Crosscut-Elway, going back to 2019, have found that the biggest issue voters think the Legislature should address has consistently been homelessness.

Public safety and policing have also risen to the top of voters’ minds, Elway said. 

In a KOMO News-Strategies 360 poll conducted in late September, 82% of registered voters surveyed in Seattle said homelessness is worse there than in other major American cities. The same share of respondents said housing availability and affordability is also worse than in other parts of the country.

Only 4% of respondents said the city’s current approach on homelessness was the right one.

Seven City Council seats, including four without

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