Poll finds partisan divide on return of high school sports in Nashville
A poll commissioned by Baker Group Strategies finds 49% of Nashvillians support allowing high school sports to resume play during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 45% oppose.
The feeling was stronger among Republicans, who support a return of sports without spectators by a 72% to 21% margin. Just 38% of Democrats supported a return, while 57% opposed. Fifty-three percent of indpndents support resuming sprots, while 42% oppose. Democrats support is just 38% – 57%. Among Independents support is 53% – 42%.
Here is a breakdown among various subgroups (note that the Baker group is consulting on Republican state Sen. Steve Dickerson’s re-election campaign in District 20):
| SUBGROUP | SUPPORT | OPPOSE | DIFFERENCE |
| Conservatives | 70% | 26% | 44% |
| New Voters | 63% | 31% | 32% |
| Non-College Men | 59% | 35% | 24% |
| Men 45+ | 57% | 39% | 18% |
| State Senate District 20 | 51% | 42% | 9% |
| Moderates | 47% | 45% | 2% |
The phone poll of 500 registered voters found 78% find the quality of life in Nashville to be good or excellent, while 21% said it’s not so good or poor. Among college educated voters, 83% had a positive outlook on living in the city, while 71% of non-college educated voters felt the same.
However, just 37% of voters said they think Nashville is headed in the right direction, while 44% said it is going in the wrong direction.
