37% support Gloria, 33% vote for Turner, 28% are undecided

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A new 10News-San Diego Union-Tribune poll shows a fairly close race between San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and Larry Turner, who is challenging the incumbent.

According to the poll, 37 percent of respondents said they would vote for Gloria if they filled out their ballot now, while 33 percent said they would vote for Turner. Meanwhile, 28 percent said they were undecided.

When asked about Gloria's job performance, 15% of respondents said they were very satisfied with his job, 40% somewhat approved, and 16% somewhat disapproved. To round out this question, 17% said they strongly disapproved of Gloria's performance as mayor, while 12% said they were not sure.

One of the questions asked whether or not life in San Diego had improved over the past four years: 49 percent of respondents said life in America's Finest City had gotten worse, while 33 percent said it had stayed about the same.

Fifty-two percent of respondents said the cost of living and housing was the biggest problem in San Diego, while 27 percent said homelessness was the city's biggest problem.
Another question pollsters asked respondents was how worried they were about the cost of their home. 52 percent of respondents said they were more worried about their housing now than they were in the past, while 34 percent said they were just as worried. Only 12 percent of respondents said they were less worried about their housing costs.

On the issue of the city's ban on establishing homeless camps, 35 percent of respondents strongly supported the ban, while only 9 percent strongly opposed the measure.

When asked about crime in the city, 49 percent of respondents said crime was a small problem, while 33 percent said it was a big problem. 55 percent of respondents said they felt reasonably safe in the city.

A majority (55 percent) of respondents said the city needs to do more to help people and businesses that were flooded in January. Likewise, 63 percent of respondents said the city needs to do more to prepare for the next storm.
The vast majority of respondents (76%) also felt that the city needed to do more to maintain streets and sidewalks.

To obtain the results of this survey, SurveyUSA surveyed 750 adults from the city of San Diego from September 11, 2024 to September 15, 2024.

Follow this link to view the full survey results.