General state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within jurisdiction
Full Question Text
Thinking more generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within your jurisdiction?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Thinking more generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within your jurisdiction? | Very Constructive | 21% | 31% | 19% | 16% | 27% |
| Somewhat Constructive | 38% | 39% | 41% | 40% | 40% | |
| Mixed | 31% | 24% | 32% | 30% | 26% | |
| Somewhat Divisive | 6% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 4% | |
| Very Divisive | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | |
| Don't Know | 3% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 3% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Thinking more generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within your jurisdiction? | Very Constructive | 25% | 28% | 31% | 25% | 22% | 27% |
| Somewhat Constructive | 41% | 38% | 38% | 46% | 32% | 40% | |
| Mixed | 25% | 27% | 24% | 24% | 38% | 26% | |
| Somewhat Divisive | 4% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 4% | |
| Very Divisive | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 3% | |
| % 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 more generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within your jurisdiction? | Very Constructive | 29% | 24% | 29% | 25% | 27% | 25% | 27% |
| Somewhat Constructive | 39% | 46% | 36% | 40% | 38% | 39% | 40% | |
| Mixed | 24% | 24% | 26% | 27% | 28% | 28% | 26% | |
| Somewhat Divisive | 5% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | |
| Very Divisive | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | |