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Pensacola divided over Confederate monument

Posted on July 3, 2020

Divisions by race, age, party and neighborhood 

The city of Pensacola voters are divided on whether to remove the Confederate monument in Lee Square.

If you are White Republican, 65 or older and live on the east side of Pensacola, you most likely favor keeping the statue.

If you are any race other than White, you are more likely to support removing the monument.

If you are between the ages of 22-44, you are more likely to support removing the monument.

If you live on the west side (Districts 5, 6 and 7), you are more likely to support removing the monument.

If you aren’t a Republican, you are more likely to support removing the monument.


Do you think confederate monument in downtown Pensacola should be removed?

Overall Total %
Yes 269 43.6%
No 272 44.1%
Need more info 76 12.3%
City Districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Wu Myers Terhaar Moore Jerralds Hill Cannada-Wynn
Yes 31.1% 36.6% 34.7% 34.7% 61.0% 56.7% 48.3%
No 54.0% 50.0% 51.0% 56.0% 24.4% 34.6% 40.4%
Need more info 14.9% 13.4% 14.3% 9.3% 14.6% 8.7% 11.2%
Race White Black Hispanic Asian Other
Yes 36.6% 70.5% 54.5% 62.5% 50.0%
No 51.7% 15.2% 45.5% 25.0% 40.0%
Need more info 12.3% 14.3% 0.0% 12.5% 10.0%
Age 18-21 22-34 35-44 45-64 65+
Yes 42.9% 53.7% 53.7% 45.4% 31.3%
No 42.9% 30.6% 35.8% 42.9% 56.9%
Need more info 14.3% 15.7% 10.5% 11.7% 11.8%
Party Dems GOP NPA
Yes 60.2% 23.5% 49.5%
No 27.6% 63.6% 39.4%
Need more info 12.3% 13.0% 11.0%

METHODOLOGY:

The Political Matrix sampled  617 city of Pensacola registered voters. The voters were on their cell phones and landlines using an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system during the hours of 3-8 p.m. on June 26. The margin of error for this study is +/ 3.5% with a confidence level of 95%.

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