Gwinnett residents largely support expanding MARTA into the county according to a poll released Thursday by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce.

Sixty-three percent of likely voters polled said they support expanding MARTA in Gwinnett. Fifty percent said they would support a one percent sales tax to fund that expansion.

County Republicans were most likely to oppose paying for MARTA. Support for expansion was 48 percent among Republicans, 63 percent among Independents and 84 percent among Democrats.

The poll has a margin of error of 4.4 percent. The questions were asked of 502 likely voters in mid-March.

About the Author

Featured

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Credit: AP