Together, the Association of Washington Business, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Roundtable commissioned a poll to better understand Washingtonians’ views of taxes and the economy as state lawmakers consider how to address a projected $12 billion state budget shortfall. The organizations are united with two-thirds of Washington voters who agree raising taxes is a bad idea and could cost individuals and businesses billions per year, resulting in an even higher cost of living, a weaker economy and depressed job growth.
Fulcrum Strategic and EMC Research conducted 600 telephone, email and text-to-web surveys of registered voters in Washington state from Jan. 13-21, 2025. The overall margin of error is plus or minus 4.0 percentage points.
