Citizen support for raising additional local road revenue through local/county millage
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 local/county millage? (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 local/county millage? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads) | Strongly Support | 13% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 8% |
| Somewhat Support | 40% | 33% | 44% | 26% | 34% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 7% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 15% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 18% | 14% | 17% | 12% | 15% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 7% | 12% | 12% | 14% | 12% | |
| Don't Know | 14% | 17% | 8% | 25% | 17% | |
| % 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 local/county millage? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads) | Strongly Support | 8% | 7% | 3% | 11% | 14% | 8% |
| Somewhat Support | 31% | 34% | 47% | 40% | 35% | 34% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 15% | 16% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 15% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 13% | 15% | 13% | 20% | 16% | 15% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 14% | 12% | 7% | 8% | 12% | 12% | |
| Don't Know | 18% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 15% | 17% | |
| % 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 local/county millage? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads) | Strongly Support | 4% | 14% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Somewhat Support | 35% | 30% | 36% | 33% | 28% | 42% | 34% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 15% | 18% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 15% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 18% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 20% | 16% | 15% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 7% | 11% | 10% | 13% | 17% | 12% | 12% | |
| Don't Know | 22% | 13% | 21% | 19% | 14% | 13% | 17% | |