General state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within jurisdiction
Full Question Text
Thinking generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within your jurisdiction?
| % Statewide | ||
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thinking generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within your jurisdiction? | Very Constructive | 28% |
| Somewhat Constructive | 38% | |
| Mixed | 24% | |
| Somewhat Divisive | 4% | |
| Very Divisive | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | |
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Thinking generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within your jurisdiction? | Very Constructive | 23% | 30% | 28% | 21% | 28% |
| Somewhat Constructive | 36% | 38% | 38% | 36% | 38% | |
| Mixed | 33% | 21% | 25% | 31% | 24% | |
| Somewhat Divisive | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | |
| Very Divisive | 0% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 4% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Thinking generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within your jurisdiction? | Very Constructive | 29% | 28% | 30% | 28% | 23% | 28% |
| Somewhat Constructive | 35% | 38% | 45% | 37% | 42% | 38% | |
| Mixed | 23% | 25% | 18% | 23% | 31% | 24% | |
| Somewhat Divisive | 4% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 2% | 4% | |
| Very Divisive | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 7% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | |
| % 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 | |||
| Thinking generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within your jurisdiction? | Very Constructive | 30% | 29% | 26% | 31% | 24% | 30% | 28% |
| Somewhat Constructive | 35% | 38% | 41% | 33% | 42% | 37% | 38% | |
| Mixed | 26% | 20% | 23% | 24% | 25% | 25% | 24% | |
| Somewhat Divisive | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | |
| Very Divisive | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4% | |
| % within Urban/Rural Self Identification | |||||||
| Urban/Rural Self Identification | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | |||
| Thinking generally about the tone of discussion and communication that takes place around local policy issues, how would you describe the general state of public discourse between elected officials and residents within your jurisdiction? | Very Constructive | 31% | 25% | 30% | 33% | 17% | 29% |
| Somewhat Constructive | 36% | 39% | 43% | 38% | 34% | 38% | |
| Mixed | 23% | 25% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 24% | |
| Somewhat Divisive | 4% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 4% | |
| Very Divisive | 1% | 3% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 34% | 4% | |