CATONSVILLE, Md. — A majority of Republicans and unaffiliated voters in Maryland have considered leaving the state, according to a new UMBC poll.
Overall, however, most Marylanders say the state is an "excellent" or "good" place to raise a family and get health care.
The latest UMBC poll - which is done by the university's Institute of Politics, run by prominent local pollster Mileah Kromer - surveyed Marylanders' attitudes on living in the state and whether they'd like to move.
The poll showed 69 percent of unaffiliated/independent voters and 63 percent of Republicans have considered moving, while only 39 percent of Democrats have.
Overall, about 53 percent of Marylanders have considered moving to a different state in the next few years.
(Also, 2 percent said they have either considered moving to a different country or given "some other opinion.")
Kromer noted:
A majority of residents say that Maryland is a great place to raise a family, access healthcare services, and get a quality K-12 education. At the same time, more than half of Marylanders also say they’ve considered moving to a different state. And there is a clear political divide in attitudes: Democrats are far less likely to have considered moving to a different state and more likely to give Maryland high marks as a place to live than Republicans.
The poll surveyed 803 Marylanders, of whom 769 were registered voters.
Other results of the poll include:
- 56 percent think Maryland is an “excellent” or “good” place to raise a family.
- 54 percent think Maryland is an “excellent” or “good” place to access health care services.
- 50 percent think Maryland is an “excellent” or “good” place to get a quality K-12 education.
- 46 percent think Maryland is an “excellent” or “good” place to find a good paying job.
- 36 percent think Maryland is an “excellent” or “good” place to open or run a business.
- 30 percent think Maryland is an “excellent” or “good” place to retire.
