Is independent citizens commission approach better or worse than legislative approach?
Full Question Text
Given what you know about it, overall, do you believe Michigan’s new approach of having districts drawn by an independent citizens commission is a better or worse approach than having them drawn by the legislature? (Among jurisdictions that are not completely unfamiliar with Michigan's new approach to redistricting)
% Statewide | ||
Total | ||
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Given what you know about it, overall, do you believe Michigan’s new approach of having districts drawn by an independent citizens commission is a better or worse approach than having them drawn by the legislature? (Among jurisdictions that are not completely unfamiliar with Michigan's new approach to redistricting) | Significantly better | 18% |
Somewhat better | 24% | |
Neither better nor worse | 21% | |
Somewhat worse | 10% | |
Significantly worse | 8% | |
Don't know | 19% |
% within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
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County | Township | City | Village | |||
Given what you know about it, overall, do you believe Michigan’s new approach of having districts drawn by an independent citizens commission is a better or worse approach than having them drawn by the legislature? (Among jurisdictions that are not completely unfamiliar with Michigan's new approach to redistricting) | Significantly better | 11% | 15% | 27% | 23% | 18% |
Somewhat better | 27% | 23% | 30% | 22% | 24% | |
Neither better nor worse | 23% | 22% | 19% | 18% | 21% | |
Somewhat worse | 7% | 11% | 4% | 10% | 10% | |
Significantly worse | 7% | 10% | 4% | 7% | 8% | |
Don't know | 25% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 19% |
% within Population Size | |||||||
Population Size | Total | ||||||
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<1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
Given what you know about it, overall, do you believe Michigan’s new approach of having districts drawn by an independent citizens commission is a better or worse approach than having them drawn by the legislature? (Among jurisdictions that are not completely unfamiliar with Michigan's new approach to redistricting) | Significantly better | 16% | 17% | 14% | 29% | 21% | 18% |
Somewhat better | 21% | 25% | 30% | 22% | 32% | 24% | |
Neither better nor worse | 23% | 20% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | |
Somewhat worse | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 10% | |
Significantly worse | 10% | 8% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 8% | |
Don't know | 21% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 19% |
% within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
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Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
Given what you know about it, overall, do you believe Michigan’s new approach of having districts drawn by an independent citizens commission is a better or worse approach than having them drawn by the legislature? (Among jurisdictions that are not completely unfamiliar with Michigan's new approach to redistricting) | Significantly better | 22% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 25% | 18% |
Somewhat better | 27% | 26% | 21% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 24% | |
Neither better nor worse | 21% | 20% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 21% | 21% | |
Somewhat worse | 6% | 7% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 10% | |
Significantly worse | 7% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 8% | |
Don't know | 17% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 19% | 14% | 19% |
% within Urban/Rural Self Identification | |||||||
Urban/Rural Self Identification | Total | ||||||
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Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't know | |||
Given what you know about it, overall, do you believe Michigan’s new approach of having districts drawn by an independent citizens commission is a better or worse approach than having them drawn by the legislature? (Among jurisdictions that are not completely unfamiliar with Michigan's new approach to redistricting) | Significantly better | 15% | 16% | 29% | 30% | 0% | 18% |
Somewhat better | 22% | 25% | 29% | 31% | 24% | 24% | |
Neither better nor worse | 21% | 24% | 18% | 21% | 0% | 21% | |
Somewhat worse | 11% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 10% | |
Significantly worse | 8% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 38% | 8% | |
Don't know | 21% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 38% | 19% |