CityView Polls

In 2021 the Suffolk University Political Research Center began the groundbreaking CityView project, a series of polls on racial justice, policing, and other urban issues in America’s most diverse cities. CityView polls investigate how urban residents feel about the state of race and city life in the 21st century, inform solutions to the conflict between law enforcement and the ongoing police and criminal justice reform movement, and move beyond the buzzwords of “black lives matter” or “defund the police.”

CityView Polls 2025

Poll Documents

Suffolk University Press Release

Statement of Methodology

This CityView survey of 500 New York City likely General Election voters was conducted September 16-September 18, 2025, and is based on live telephone interviews of adults 18 years of age or older, residing in all five boroughs of New York City who indicated they were either somewhat or very likely to vote in the November 2025 General Election for mayor which will be held on November 4th. Quota and demographic information -- including region, race, and age -- were determined from census and voter turnout data from past city elections. Boroughs were grouped into five county regions. Surveys were administered in English and Spanish. The margin of error for results based on the total sample is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Error margins increase for smaller subgroups in the cross-tabulation document above. All surveys may be subject to other sources of error, including but not limited to coverage error and measurement error. Suffolk University poll consultant Brandon Barros contributed to the successful execution of this research.

Poll Documents

Suffolk University Press Release

Boston Globe Articles

Special Poll Coverage

Statement of Methodology

This CityView survey of 500 Boston likely Preliminary election voters was conducted July 13-July 16, 2025, and is based on live telephone interviews of adults 18 years of age or older, residing in all 22 wards in Boston who indicated they were either somewhat or very likely to vote in the September 2025 preliminary election for mayor which will be held on September 9th. Quota and demographic information -- including region, race, and age -- were determined from census and voter turnout data from past city elections as well as expected turnout from contested city council seats. Wards were grouped into five general regions. Surveys were administered in English and Spanish. The margin of error for results based on the total sample is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Error margins increase for smaller subgroups in the cross-tabulation document above. All surveys may be subject to other sources of error, including but not limited to coverage error and measurement error. Suffolk University poll consultants Mia Galego, Ana Sophia Sleeman, and Brandon Barros contributed to the successful execution of this research.

Poll Documents

Suffolk University Press Release

WSVNTV 7News Report

Statement of Methodology

This survey of 500 residents of the city of Miami was conducted July 7-July 10, 2025, and is based on live telephone interviews of adults 18 years of age or older, residing in all five city commission districts in the city of Miami. Quota and demographic information -- including region, race, and age -- were determined from census and American Community Survey data. Surveys were administered in English and Spanish. The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Error margins increase for smaller subgroups in the cross-tabulation document above. All surveys may be subject to other sources of error, including but not limited to coverage error and measurement error. Suffolk poll consultants Mia Galego, Ana Sophia Sleeman, and Brandon Barros contributed to the successful execution of this research.