Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2020, Question 51c

Officials' ratings of functioning of democracy in the US

Full Question Text

On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States? 1: Total breakdown of democracy 4% 7% 5% 6% 7%
2 8% 10% 13% 9% 10%
3 11% 11% 19% 16% 13%
4 11% 14% 13% 12% 13%
5 17% 20% 10% 23% 19%
6 18% 13% 17% 10% 14%
7 16% 9% 9% 10% 10%
8 6% 8% 6% 9% 8%
9 0% 3% 2% 1% 2%
10: Perfectly functioning democracy 0% 1% 1% 0% 1%
Don't know 8% 4% 4% 4% 4%