Is independent citizens commission approach better or worse than legislative approach?
Full Question Text
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?
| % Statewide | ||
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 which are not completely unfamiliar with the MICRC) | Significantly better | 12% |
| Somewhat better | 27% | |
| Neither better nor worse | 29% | |
| Somewhat worse | 11% | |
| Significantly worse | 8% | |
| Don't know | 15% | |
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| 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 which are not completely unfamiliar with the MICRC) | Significantly better | 8% | 10% | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Somewhat better | 20% | 26% | 30% | 28% | 27% | |
| Neither better nor worse | 31% | 29% | 25% | 29% | 29% | |
| Somewhat worse | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 11% | |
| Significantly worse | 17% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 8% | |
| Don't know | 11% | 16% | 10% | 17% | 15% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| 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 which are not completely unfamiliar with the MICRC) | Significantly better | 9% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Somewhat better | 27% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 29% | 27% | |
| Neither better nor worse | 29% | 28% | 26% | 32% | 25% | 29% | |
| Somewhat worse | 9% | 12% | 14% | 9% | 12% | 11% | |
| Significantly worse | 6% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 8% | |
| Don't know | 19% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 15% | |
| % 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 | |||
| 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 which are not completely unfamiliar with the MICRC) | Significantly better | 13% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 17% | 12% |
| Somewhat better | 26% | 26% | 29% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 27% | |
| Neither better nor worse | 24% | 29% | 27% | 33% | 28% | 29% | 29% | |
| Somewhat worse | 11% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 11% | 11% | |
| Significantly worse | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 8% | |
| Don't know | 17% | 18% | 15% | 15% | 17% | 8% | 15% | |
| % within Urban/Rural Self Identification | |||||||
| Urban/Rural Self Identification | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | |||
| 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 which are not completely unfamiliar with the MICRC) | Significantly better | 10% | 12% | 19% | 13% | 36% | 12% |
| Somewhat better | 25% | 28% | 31% | 30% | 13% | 27% | |
| Neither better nor worse | 27% | 31% | 29% | 21% | 27% | 28% | |
| Somewhat worse | 11% | 9% | 9% | 22% | 0% | 11% | |
| Significantly worse | 9% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 0% | 8% | |
| Don't know | 18% | 12% | 5% | 10% | 23% | 15% | |