Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2012, Question 19c

Is political discourse about local issues more or less civil than in the past?

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Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Thinking in general about how things have changed in your jurisdiction over the last ten years or so — if at all — is political discourse about local issues more or less civil? More 30% 24% 27% 24% 25%
Neither More nor Less 41% 57% 46% 62% 55%
Less 23% 11% 21% 8% 13%
Don't Know 6% 8% 6% 6% 7%