Citizen support for raising additional local road revenue through special assessment
Full Question Text
Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a special assessment? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens to oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads)
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a special assessment? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads) | Strongly Support | 2% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Somewhat Support | 29% | 18% | 27% | 25% | 21% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 2% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 16% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 20% | 22% | 28% | 12% | 22% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 27% | 22% | 18% | 15% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 19% | 20% | 9% | 29% | 19% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a special assessment? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads) | Strongly Support | 1% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Somewhat Support | 18% | 18% | 24% | 31% | 26% | 21% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 16% | 19% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 16% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 20% | 21% | 23% | 27% | 21% | 22% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 21% | 21% | 19% | 14% | 27% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 24% | 18% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 19% | |
| % 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 | |||
| Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a special assessment? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads) | Strongly Support | 0% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% |
| Somewhat Support | 16% | 14% | 15% | 22% | 26% | 28% | 21% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 9% | 17% | 23% | 17% | 12% | 14% | 16% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 40% | 23% | 16% | 17% | 25% | 18% | 22% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 16% | 24% | 20% | 22% | 17% | 23% | 21% | |
| Don't Know | 18% | 20% | 25% | 19% | 19% | 14% | 19% | |