Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2022, Question 35a

Importance of compactness for creating election districts

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In your opinion, how important do you think creating reasonably compact districts should be for creating electoral district maps?

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Statewide total
% Statewide
		Total
In your opinion, how important do you think creating reasonably compact districts should be for creating electoral district maps?	Very important	21%
	Somewhat important	44%
	Not very important	11%
	Not important at all	1%
	Don't know	22%

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
In your opinion, how important do you think creating reasonably compact districts should be for creating electoral district maps?	Very important	18%	22%	24%	16%	21%
	Somewhat important	53%	42%	53%	39%	44%
	Not very important	13%	11%	9%	13%	11%
	Not important at all	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
	Don't know	15%	23%	13%	31%	22%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		Population Size					Total
% within Population Size
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
In your opinion, how important do you think creating reasonably compact districts should be for creating electoral district maps?	Very important	19%	21%	33%	24%	17%	21%
	Somewhat important	41%	41%	46%	50%	66%	44%
	Not very important	11%	12%	9%	12%	8%	11%
	Not important at all	1%	1%	2%	2%	2%	1%
	Don't know	28%	25%	10%	11%	8%	22%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
		Region of Michigan						Total
% within Region of Michigan
		Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
In your opinion, how important do you think creating reasonably compact districts should be for creating electoral district maps?	Very important	23%	19%	23%	18%	23%	23%	21%
	Somewhat important	34%	48%	42%	44%	40%	52%	44%
	Not very important	16%	8%	10%	12%	16%	9%	11%
	Not important at all	1%	1%	0%	1%	3%	1%	1%
	Don't know	26%	24%	25%	25%	19%	15%	22%

Urban/Rural Crosstabulation
		Urban/Rural Self Identification					Total
% within Urban/Rural Self Identification
		Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Don't Know	Total
In your opinion, how important do you think creating reasonably compact districts should be for creating electoral district maps?	Very important	21%	22%	22%	26%	17%	21%
	Somewhat important	40%	45%	55%	53%	27%	44%
	Not very important	12%	12%	9%	7%	8%	11%
	Not important at all	1%	1%	2%	3%	0%	1%
	Don't know	27%	20%	12%	10%	48%	22%