Overview
- Residents in both Baltimore City and Baltimore County reported low trust in local leaders after Tuesday's UMBC poll release, with about 62% in the city and 63% in the county saying they trust government never or only some of the time.
- Assessments of direction remained weak, with 41% of city respondents saying the city is on the right track and 31% of county respondents saying the same for the county.
- Affordability dominated concerns, including the cost of household energy bills cited by more than 80% in both places, along with poverty and homelessness at 83% and crime at 78% in the city, and housing costs or availability at 67% in the county.
- Views of information sources were more positive, as 61% in the city and 55% in the county said they trust news from Baltimore-based outlets.
- UMBC surveyed 666 city and 602 county adults from April 12 to 19 using phone and text-to-web methods, and the results closely match a similar 2025 poll.