According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 481 likely Escambia County voters, the majority (57.6 percent)Â oppose the idea of the local school board appointing the Superintendent of Schools. Those who favored the proposal were 29.1 percent with 8.3 percent saying they need more information and 5% were still undecided.
The persons sampled were likely voters of the primary and general election cycles using an Interactive Voice Response system and were called during the hours of noon- 3 p.m. July 6-7. The phone numbers called were provided by the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office. The Margin of Error for this study is +/- 4.5 percent with a confidence level of 95 percent.
| Responses: 481 | Total | Overall % |
| 1. Support appointing superintendent | 140 | 29.1% |
| 2. Support electing superintendent | 277 | 57.6% |
| 3. Need more information | 40 | 8.3% |
| 4. Undecided | 24 | 5.0% |
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