Familiarity with Michigan's Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Full Question Text
In 2018, Michigan voters approved a Constitutional amendment that created the Michigan Independent Citizens' Redistricting Commission (MICRC). How familiar are you with this new approach to redistricting in the state?
| % Statewide | ||
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| In 2018, Michigan voters approved a Constitutional amendment that created the Michigan Independent Citizens' Redistricting Commission (MICRC). How familiar are you with this new approach to redistricting in the state? | Very familiar — I know a great deal about it | 19% |
| Somewhat familiar — I have heard of it, and understand it fairly well, but don't know many details | 51% | |
| Mostly unfamiliar — I have heard of it, but know very little about it | 21% | |
| Completely unfamiliar — I have never heard of it before | 6% | |
| Don't know | 3% | |
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| In 2018, Michigan voters approved a Constitutional amendment that created the Michigan Independent Citizens' Redistricting Commission (MICRC). How familiar are you with this new approach to redistricting in the state? | Very familiar — I know a great deal about it | 30% | 17% | 34% | 9% | 19% |
| Somewhat familiar — I have heard of it, and understand it fairly well, but don't know many details | 67% | 51% | 52% | 43% | 51% | |
| Mostly unfamiliar — I have heard of it, but know very little about it | 3% | 23% | 12% | 26% | 21% | |
| Completely unfamiliar — I have never heard of it before | 0% | 5% | 1% | 17% | 6% | |
| Don't know | 0% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 3% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| In 2018, Michigan voters approved a Constitutional amendment that created the Michigan Independent Citizens' Redistricting Commission (MICRC). How familiar are you with this new approach to redistricting in the state? | Very familiar — I know a great deal about it | 9% | 18% | 28% | 40% | 45% | 19% |
| Somewhat familiar — I have heard of it, and understand it fairly well, but don't know many details | 47% | 57% | 53% | 47% | 48% | 51% | |
| Mostly unfamiliar — I have heard of it, but know very little about it | 29% | 19% | 17% | 11% | 2% | 21% | |
| Completely unfamiliar — I have never heard of it before | 9% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 6% | |
| Don't know | 5% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 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 | |||
| In 2018, Michigan voters approved a Constitutional amendment that created the Michigan Independent Citizens' Redistricting Commission (MICRC). How familiar are you with this new approach to redistricting in the state? | Very familiar — I know a great deal about it | 13% | 13% | 21% | 15% | 18% | 31% | 19% |
| Somewhat familiar — I have heard of it, and understand it fairly well, but don't know many details | 45% | 55% | 50% | 52% | 53% | 49% | 51% | |
| Mostly unfamiliar — I have heard of it, but know very little about it | 32% | 22% | 19% | 23% | 21% | 13% | 21% | |
| Completely unfamiliar — I have never heard of it before | 8% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 6% | |
| Don't know | 2% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | |
| % within Urban/Rural Self Identification | |||||||
| Urban/Rural Self Identification | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | |||
| In 2018, Michigan voters approved a Constitutional amendment that created the Michigan Independent Citizens' Redistricting Commission (MICRC). How familiar are you with this new approach to redistricting in the state? | Very familiar — I know a great deal about it | 13% | 20% | 38% | 40% | 16% | 19% |
| Somewhat familiar — I have heard of it, and understand it fairly well, but don't know many details | 50% | 55% | 48% | 47% | 37% | 51% | |
| Mostly unfamiliar — I have heard of it, but know very little about it | 25% | 20% | 10% | 5% | 17% | 21% | |
| Completely unfamiliar — I have never heard of it before | 7% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 23% | 6% | |
| Don't know | 4% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 8% | 3% | |