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

Importance of current jurisdiction boundaries for creating election districts

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In your opinion, how important do you think reflecting current local county, city, village, or township boundary lines should be for creating electoral district maps?

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Statewide total
% Statewide
		Total
In your opinion, how important do you think reflecting current local county, city, village, or township boundary lines should be for creating electoral district maps?	Very important	44%
	Somewhat important	35%
	Not very important	4%
	Not important at all	1%
	Don't know	17%

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
In your opinion, how important do you think reflecting current local county, city, village, or township boundary lines should be for creating electoral district maps?	Very important	51%	44%	52%	32%	44%
	Somewhat important	38%	34%	39%	35%	35%
	Not very important	0%	4%	2%	5%	4%
	Not important at all	2%	1%	0%	1%	1%
	Don't know	9%	18%	7%	27%	17%

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 reflecting current local county, city, village, or township boundary lines should be for creating electoral district maps?	Very important	38%	44%	53%	55%	46%	44%
	Somewhat important	34%	33%	37%	36%	44%	35%
	Not very important	4%	5%	3%	1%	5%	4%
	Not important at all	1%	1%	0%	1%	0%	1%
	Don't know	23%	17%	7%	7%	4%	17%

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 reflecting current local county, city, village, or township boundary lines should be for creating electoral district maps?	Very important	44%	49%	46%	35%	41%	49%	44%
	Somewhat important	34%	33%	30%	38%	39%	35%	35%
	Not very important	4%	1%	3%	5%	5%	4%	4%
	Not important at all	2%	0%	1%	0%	1%	1%	1%
	Don't know	16%	16%	21%	21%	14%	10%	17%

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 reflecting current local county, city, village, or township boundary lines should be for creating electoral district maps?	Very important	42%	44%	50%	49%	24%	44%
	Somewhat important	34%	36%	37%	37%	27%	35%
	Not very important	2%	5%	6%	3%	8%	4%
	Not important at all	1%	1%	0%	2%	0%	1%
	Don't know	21%	14%	7%	9%	41%	17%