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A majority of Florida voters support a proposed amendment on the November ballot that would raise the homestead property tax exemption, according to a new poll.
The NBC6/Telemundo Station Group poll, conducted last week by polling and strategy firm Mason-Dixon and released Wednesday, found Amendment 3 is supported by 55% of voters with 26% opposed and 19% undecided.
The measure is a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase the homestead exemption for non-school property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, if approved by voters on Nov. 3.
It would also require counties and municipalities to use property taxes solely for public safety, education, infrastructure, natural resources, bond debt service, retirement benefits for employees and operations.
The amendment needs at least 60% of the vote to pass.
What do respondents think?
Men support the amendment 59% to 24% with 17% undecided, while women support it 51% to 28% with 21% undecided.
Democrats oppose the measure 43% to 36% with 21% undecided, while Republicans support it 74% to 13% with 13% undecided.
Independent voters support it 43% to 29% with 28% undecided.
White voters are in favor of Amendment 3 58% to 22% with 20% undecided, while Black voters are opposed 42% to 33% with 25% undecided. Hispanic voters support it 58% to 31%, with 11% undecided.
The amendment is supported by all age groups, including 18 to 34 (48% to 35%, 17% undecided), 35 to 49 (57% to 25%, 18% undecided), 50 to 64 (56% to 26%, 18% undecided), and 65 and older (56% to 22%, 22% undecided).
Why do they think that?
Of those who support it, 49% said their primary reason was that property taxes are too high, followed by 29% who said government spending is excessive.
About 55% of those who are opposed to the amendment said they’re concerned about cuts to local services, while 30% said they think local governments will just make up the revenue from residents in other ways, the poll found.
The poll was conducted from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, surveying a total of 625 randomly selected registered Florida voters live by telephone. All stated they were likely to vote in the Nov. 3 general election.
Of the 625 voters, 277 were registered Republicans, 214 were registered Democrats and 134 were registered as Independent.
The survey’s margin for error is no more than ± 4 percentage points, meaning there is a 95 percent probability that the “true” figure would fall within that range if all voters were surveyed.
The poll
