Is political discourse about local issues more or less civil than in the past?
Full Question Text
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?
| % 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% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| 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 | 24% | 24% | 22% | 35% | 20% | 25% |
| Neither More nor Less | 58% | 59% | 47% | 46% | 40% | 55% | |
| Less | 9% | 9% | 24% | 18% | 31% | 13% | |
| Don't Know | 8% | 7% | 7% | 1% | 8% | 7% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| 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 | 31% | 22% | 26% | 21% | 22% | 28% | 25% |
| Neither More nor Less | 54% | 60% | 53% | 60% | 57% | 48% | 55% | |
| Less | 11% | 11% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 19% | 13% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 5% | 7% | |