A majority of adults in the region say they feel the Washington Redskins should not change the team name, according to a new poll. But a majority also believe the name will change, regardless of their personal views.
The WTOP Beltway Poll took the pulse of the area shortly after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office canceled the Redskins' trademark registration.
Among the 604 adults reached by phone, 61 percent supported keeping the Redskins name. The poll was taken June 20-26.
Geographic lines pitted those in the suburbs against those living in the District.
Convincing majorities in Virginia (67 percent) and Maryland (60 percent) support the name. In the District, results lean in the opposite direction: 57 percent of those polled believe the name should be changed.
Curiously, the poll found more than half (55 percent) of all those in the survey believe the team will have to change its name eventually.
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