Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2023, Question 28l

Rating of the Secretary of State’s job performance

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Q28l. Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Secretary of State’s Office (Dept. of State) has been performing the past few years?

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Statewide total
% Statewide
		Total
Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Secretary of State’s Office (Dept. of State) has been performing the past few years?	Excellent	7%
	Good	33%
	Fair	24%
	Poor	21%
	Not Applicable	5%
	Don't Know	9%

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Secretary of State’s Office (Dept. of State) has been performing the past few years?	Excellent	15%	6%	11%	4%	7%
	Good	24%	32%	38%	38%	33%
	Fair	32%	25%	24%	22%	24%
	Poor	26%	25%	11%	11%	21%
	Not Applicable	0%	5%	4%	11%	5%
	Don't Know	3%	8%	12%	14%	9%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		Population Size					Total
% within Population Size
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Secretary of State’s Office (Dept. of State) has been performing the past few years?	Excellent	7%	5%	7%	9%	13%	7%
	Good	31%	34%	35%	40%	35%	33%
	Fair	23%	25%	29%	24%	26%	24%
	Poor	20%	23%	15%	18%	21%	21%
	Not Applicable	8%	4%	3%	5%	0%	5%
	Don't Know	11%	10%	10%	4%	5%	9%

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
Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Secretary of State’s Office (Dept. of State) has been performing the past few years?	Excellent	11%	8%	5%	5%	4%	8%	7%
	Good	40%	31%	32%	34%	32%	34%	33%
	Fair	17%	26%	23%	24%	29%	26%	24%
	Poor	16%	22%	25%	21%	19%	19%	21%
	Not Applicable	7%	4%	7%	6%	4%	4%	5%
	Don't Know	9%	9%	8%	10%	10%	9%	9%

Urban/Rural Crosstabulation
		Urban/Rural Self Identification					Total
% within Urban/Rural Self Identification
		Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Don't Know	Total
Thinking about how the State government relates to your jurisdiction in particular, in your role as a local official, how would you rate the way the Secretary of State’s Office (Dept. of State) has been performing the past few years?	Excellent	6%	6%	11%	10%	5%	7%
	Good	31%	35%	41%	45%	17%	33%
	Fair	24%	25%	26%	23%	20%	24%
	Poor	24%	20%	10%	11%	16%	21%
	Not Applicable	6%	5%	3%	4%	5%	5%
	Don't Know	9%	10%	8%	7%	36%	9%