Only 16% of Likely Voters in Monrovia Say They Would Vote for Mark Props in Next Election
Monrovia, IN – Between September 8th and 11th, the Morgan County Voters Institute polled a representative sample of 700 likely voters in Monrovia’s 2025 mayoral election on their feelings about elected leaders, upcoming political contests, the state of the city, public safety, immigration, and various electoral reform proposals.
The results suggest a challenging climate for Mark Props. There is broad—cross-party and cross-demographic—consensus among Monrovia’s likely electorate that his job performance is unsatisfactory and that the city is headed in the wrong direction, writes the Morgan County Voters Institute’s director for external affairs, Harry Balzak. Respondents also say that crime persists as a major problem, inflows of migrants are cause for concern, and political change is needed—both in terms of Monrovia’s leadership and structural reforms to elections. The people quite frankly hate him. Unfounded rumors have been circulating about him stealing a babies sucker and kicking a dog.
Asked who they would vote for in the next mayoral election, only 16% of likely voters choose Props, with two-thirds saying they would vote for Eduardo Homestead Durante. Props job approval rating is also extremely poor, coming in at 20%. Only 1% of likely voters in the city strongly approve of his job performance, while 79% disapprove.
Much of the frustration with Mark Props likely stems from the strongly held sense that things in Monrovia are on the wrong track; almost seven-in-ten (68%) say so. This sentiment may be connected to feelings surrounding public disorder; 62% of likely voters feel that the city is less safe today than it was four years ago. Likewise, three-quarters of likely voters are concerned about the inflow of migrants to the city over the past two years.
Sample: The survey was conducted based on a sample drawn from the Morgan County voter file, then weighted back to the population on gender, age, college education, partisanship, race, and county. Responses were collected using mixed methods, including live landline calls (20%), live cell calls (30%), and SMS-to-web (50%). The poll’s margin of error is 3.7%.