A vast majority of Florida voters would green light a measure to slash property taxes under a proposed constitutional amendment on November's general election ballot if it were held today, according to a Sachs Media poll.
The survey, when respondents were shown through the "Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes" amendment, found 64% of voters in favor of the measure, which would exempt the first $150,000 of a homestead property's assessed value for 2027 from the current $50,000 rate followed by a $250,000 exemption increase in 2028 on most local levies. 36% of respondents said they would oppose the amendment.
However, the measure is greatly disputed across party lines, with 87% of Republicans supporting the proposal to 35% of Democrats. 62% of independents are in favor, according to the survey's findings.
In addition, homeowners and renters are nearly equally in favor of the measure at 65% and 64%, respectively.
Proposed amendments (Amendment 3) to the Florida Constitution requires 60% approval from voters to pass. Notably, the survey was done early to the amendment being added to the ballot, leaving plenty of opening for advocates and proponents of the measure to make their cases ahead of the general election.
Sachs Media surveyed 850 Florida voters from June 22 to 24 for its findings. The poll's margin of error was +/- 3.8% at a 95% confidence level.
The Florida Legislature passed a plan to phase out homestead property taxes during the state's legislative session this past year. The proposal also reduces the 10% cap on annual assessment increases to vacation homes and other properties such as apartments and small businesses down to 5% beginning in 2027.
However, the measure is a watered-down version from Gov. Ron DeSantis's original proposal, which would have raised the exemption to 500,000 and include property taxes for schools, among other provisions.
With his proposal off the table, Gov. DeSantis said he will not campaign for the current proposal, although he indicated he will vote for it while speaking at a news conference last month.
