[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":301},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-direction-poll-2026-10-12":3,"news-list":146,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-direction-poll-2026-10-12":300},{"id":4,"title":5,"aiMetadata":6,"author":20,"body":21,"candidates":83,"category":84,"date":85,"description":86,"extension":87,"faq":88,"image":113,"imageAlt":114,"imageCheckedAt":115,"imageCredit":116,"linkedin":117,"linkedinPostUrl":124,"meta":125,"metaDescription":124,"navigation":127,"path":128,"primarySourceUrl":129,"publishedAt":115,"seo":130,"seoTitle":124,"sourceId":131,"sourceIsPaywalled":132,"sources":133,"stem":139,"storyType":140,"tags":141,"topicKey":144,"updated":124,"__hash__":145},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-direction-poll-2026-10-12.md","Nearly half of Ottawa residents are neutral on the city's direction, Nanos poll finds",{"summary":7,"keyTopics":8,"semanticKeywords":14},"A Nanos Research poll of 762 Ottawa residents, conducted Oct. 4-8 for CTV News Ottawa, found 48 per cent neutral on the city's direction heading into the Oct. 26 election, with 34 per cent saying Ottawa is heading in the right direction and 15 per cent the wrong direction. Suburban and east-end residents were more positive than downtown residents, who had the highest rate of saying the city is heading in the wrong direction.",[9,10,11,12,13],"Ottawa city direction","Nanos Research poll","Ottawa municipal election 2026","City Hall","neighbourhood satisfaction",[15,16,17,18,19],"Ottawa election poll 2026","Ottawa city direction October 2026","Nanos Ottawa poll","Ottawa residents satisfied city","Ottawa municipal election October 26","voche.me editors",{"type":22,"value":23,"toc":76},"minimark",[24,28,31,34,37,42,45,48,51,55,58,61,65,68],[25,26,27],"p",{},"Nearly half of Ottawa residents are neutral on the direction the city is going, according to a new poll. Residents in the east and west ends of the city were more likely than downtown residents to say Ottawa is heading in the right direction.",[25,29,30],{},"Nanos Research surveyed 762 randomly selected Ottawa residents between Oct. 4 and Oct. 8 for CTV News Ottawa. Respondents rated the city's direction on a scale from 0 to 10. Forty-eight per cent said they are neutral. Thirty-four per cent rated the city as heading in the right direction (7 to 10 on the scale), and 15 per cent said it is going in the wrong direction (0 to 3).",[25,32,33],{},"The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.",[25,35,36],{},"\"Ottawa residents are twice as likely to rate that the city is going in the right direction (34 per cent) than the wrong direction (15 per cent),\" Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist at Nanos Research, said in the CTV News Ottawa article.",[38,39,41],"h2",{"id":40},"east-and-west-more-positive-than-downtown","East and west more positive than downtown",[25,43,44],{},"Views on the city's direction split by geography. Residents in Ottawa's east and west ends were more likely to say the city is heading in the right direction. Nanos Research found 41 per cent of respondents in Ottawa's east and west ends rated the city as going in the right direction.",[25,46,47],{},"Downtown Ottawa had the lowest rate, at 26 per cent, and rural respondents were at 28 per cent.",[25,49,50],{},"For the wrong-direction reading, downtown had the highest rate at 21 per cent. Seventeen per cent of rural respondents said the city is going in the wrong direction. In the east end, 13 per cent gave that rating, and in the west end 11 per cent did.",[38,52,54],{"id":53},"how-residents-rate-city-halls-listening","How residents rate City Hall's listening",[25,56,57],{},"Nanos Research also asked respondents how well City Hall does at listening to people in neighbourhoods, on a five-point scale. Thirty-seven per cent said the city does an average job. Twenty-six per cent gave a good or top rating (20 per cent good, 6 per cent at the top of the scale). Thirty per cent gave a poor or bottom rating (19 per cent poor, 11 per cent at the bottom of the scale).",[25,59,60],{},"Downtown Ottawa had the highest rate of poor or bottom ratings: 29 per cent said poor and 10 per cent gave the lowest rating. The east end had the most positive ratings, with 25 per cent saying good and 8 per cent giving the highest rating.",[38,62,64],{"id":63},"voters-go-to-the-polls-oct-26","Voters go to the polls Oct. 26",[25,66,67],{},"The City of Ottawa election is Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. The advance voting day is Friday, Oct. 16, with voting places open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The CTV News Ottawa mayoral debate is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m.",[25,69,70,71,75],{},"Fourteen candidates are running for mayor. Candidate profiles, including each candidate's stated platform and source links, are at ",[72,73,74],"a",{"href":74},"\u002Fon\u002Fottawa-2026\u002Fcandidates#mayor",".",{"title":77,"searchDepth":78,"depth":78,"links":79},"",2,[80,81,82],{"id":40,"depth":78,"text":41},{"id":53,"depth":78,"text":54},{"id":63,"depth":78,"text":64},[],"Election news","2026-10-12","A Nanos Research survey of 762 Ottawa residents, conducted Oct. 4-8 for CTV News Ottawa, found 48 per cent are neutral on the direction the city is going, with 34 per cent saying it is heading the right way and 15 per cent saying the wrong way.","md",[89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110],{"question":90,"answer":91},"What did the Nanos Research poll find about how Ottawa residents view the city's direction?","Nanos Research surveyed 762 randomly selected Ottawa residents between Oct. 4 and Oct. 8 for CTV News Ottawa. Respondents were asked to rate the direction Ottawa is going on a scale from 0 to 10. Forty-eight per cent said they are neutral on the city's direction. Thirty-four per cent rated the city as going in the right direction (7 to 10 on the scale), and 15 per cent said it is going in the wrong direction (0 to 3). The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.",{"question":93,"answer":94},"How do views on the city's direction differ by neighbourhood in Ottawa?","The Nanos Research poll found that residents in Ottawa's east and west ends were more likely to say the city is heading in the right direction. Forty-one per cent of respondents in Ottawa's east and west ends rated the city as heading in the right direction. Downtown Ottawa had the lowest rate, at 26 per cent. Rural respondents were at 28 per cent. For those saying the city is heading in the wrong direction, downtown had the highest rate at 21 per cent, compared with 17 per cent in rural areas, 11 per cent in the west end and 13 per cent in the east end.",{"question":96,"answer":97},"What did the poll find about how well City Hall listens to residents?","Nanos Research also asked respondents how well City Hall does at listening to people in neighbourhoods, on a five-point scale. Thirty-seven per cent said the city does an average job. Twenty-six per cent rated it as good or at the top of the scale (20 per cent good, 6 per cent at the top of the scale). Thirty per cent rated it as poor or at the bottom (19 per cent poor, 11 per cent at the bottom of the scale). Downtown Ottawa had the highest rate of poor or bottom-of-scale ratings: 29 per cent said poor and 10 per cent gave the lowest rating. The east end had the most positive ratings, with 25 per cent saying good and 8 per cent giving the top rating.",{"question":99,"answer":100},"Who conducted the poll and how was it done?","Nanos Research conducted the survey exclusively for CTV News Ottawa between Oct. 4 and Oct. 8, 2026. It included 762 randomly selected Ottawa residents, with interviews done by telephone and online. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.6 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist at Nanos Research, was quoted in the CTV News article. The article was published by CTV News Ottawa on Oct. 12, 2026.",{"question":102,"answer":103},"How does downtown Ottawa differ from other parts of the city on city direction?","The poll found downtown Ottawa had the highest number of respondents who said the city is heading in the wrong direction at 21 per cent, compared with 17 per cent in rural areas, 13 per cent in the east end and 11 per cent in the west end. Downtown respondents also reported the lowest confidence in City Hall's listening: 39 per cent of downtown respondents rated the city's listening as poor or at the bottom of the scale, compared with 35 per cent in rural areas who gave poor or bottom ratings. The east end had the most positive ratings for City Hall's listening.",{"question":105,"answer":106},"Is there a mayoral debate before the election?","CTV News Ottawa reported that a mayoral debate is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. CTV News Ottawa will carry it on CTVNewsOttawa.ca, on Newstalk 580 CFRA and on the Newstalk 580 CFRA YouTube Channel. Ottawa's main election day is Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Advance voting day is Friday, Oct. 16, with voting places open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.",{"question":108,"answer":109},"How many candidates are running for mayor of Ottawa in 2026?","Fourteen candidates are listed on the City of Ottawa's candidate list for the mayoral race. To see all candidates and their profiles, visit voche.me\u002Fon\u002Fottawa-2026\u002Fcandidates. Each profile includes the candidate's stated platform and source links. Advance voting day is Oct. 16, with voting places open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.",{"question":111,"answer":112},"When can Ottawa voters cast their ballots?","Ottawa's main election day is Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. The advance voting day is Friday, Oct. 16, with voting places open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Special advance voting ran from Oct. 1 to Oct. 4. For voting place information and to confirm your registration, visit the City of Ottawa's election website. All candidate profiles are listed at voche.me\u002Fon\u002Fottawa-2026\u002Fcandidates.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FZQXQLBOIKEDXM2HFTJJM3FKBLM.jpg?smart=true&auth=280290e430c2f766fc3c1523b01ab8a72defded35c508e295fec212baf808544&width=1200&height=630","The Ottawa sign on York Street in Ottawa's ByWard Market","2026-10-12T09:34:05-04:00","Jacob Meissner \u002F CTV News Ottawa",{"short":118,"long":119,"hashtags":120},"48 per cent of Ottawa residents are neutral on the city's direction heading into the Oct. 26 election, according to a Nanos Research poll of 762 people done Oct. 4-8. Just 34 per cent said the city is heading in the right direction.","A new Nanos Research poll done for CTV News Ottawa asked 762 randomly selected residents about the city's direction ahead of the Oct. 26 election. Nearly half, 48 per cent, said they are neutral. Thirty-four per cent said Ottawa is heading in the right direction, and 15 per cent said it is heading the wrong way. East and west end residents were more positive: 41 per cent said the right direction, compared with 26 per cent of downtown residents. On listening to neighbourhoods, 37 per cent said City Hall does an average job, while 30 per cent gave a poor or poor-or-below rating. The survey has a margin of error of 3.6 percentage points. 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