Jackson Free Press

A 16 WAPT poll of 500 registered voters, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. of Washington, D.C., found that a majority of Jackson citizens are unhappy with Jackson Mayor Frank Melton, the city council and the direction in which the city is going.

Only 31 percent of those polled said they would vote to re-elect Melton, while 47 percent said they would replace him. Twenty-two percent were undecided. Overall, more women were disenchanted with Melton than men.

The same poll found the majority of citizens, 54 percent, felt the city was on the wrong track. Twenty-seven percent felt it was on the right track, according to the poll, and 19 percent were undecided.

The Jackson City Council found no favor in the poll, with 64 percent of participants giving the council a negative rating, and 31 percent rating the council as "excellent," "good" or "fair."