Voters in Broward are overwhelmingly opposed to changing the county’s name to Lauderdale. And, a public opinion poll released Tuesday found, their opposition is deep.

The poll, conducted last week by MDW Communications, found 80% of likely 2026 voters opposed the proposed renaming. Just 7% supported the idea.

Even more striking, 68% of county voters surveyed said they were “strongly” opposed. Just 4% strongly support the idea.

“Broward County voters seem to have spoken loudly and clearly,” said Michael Worley, a political strategist and founder of MDW Communications . “They are not interested in a name change, and they are clearly upset at the potential cost and the overall necessity in the face of greater challenges such as affordability and (climate) resilience.”

Worley said he was

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