The Index · Live: Seattle’s civic pulse, over time An interactive, historical view of the Seattle Metro Chamber Index: resident sentiment on the city's direction, safety, downtown, housing and top concerns, tracked across every survey from 2021 to today. This dashboard requires JavaScript. You can still download the complete dataset (JSON) and the source reports below. Latest results: Index 11, Fall '26Survey of 700 registered voters, margin of error ±3.7%.

38% say Seattle is headed in the right direction; 61% say it is on the wrong track.

The Quality of Life Index stands at 4.39 on a 0 to 10 scale (5 is neutral).

Top concerns: Crime, Drugs, Public safety (39%); Homelessness (33%); Cost of living, Affordable housing (27%).

77% would feel safe downtown during the day and 46% at night.

Most important priorities for City leaders: taking care of the basics like filling potholes and maintaining our parks and local transportation infrastructure (92%); continuing to shut down open-air drug markets (86%); helping local businesses deal with public safety concerns (86%).

Download: full report (PDF), crosstabs (PDF), complete dataset (JSON).