Agree or disagree that the State is taking too much decision-making authority away from local governments
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Q29b. Thinking about the relationship between the State government and local jurisdictions, overall, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the State is taking too much decision-making authority away from local governments?
| % Statewide | ||
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thinking about the relationship between the State government and local jurisdictions, overall, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the State is taking too much decision-making authority away from local governments? | Strongly Agree | 30% |
| Somewhat Agree | 40% | |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 19% | |
| Somewhat Disagree | 4% | |
| Strongly Disagree | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | |
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Thinking about the relationship between the State government and local jurisdictions, overall, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the State is taking too much decision-making authority away from local governments? | Strongly Agree | 24% | 34% | 27% | 14% | 30% |
| Somewhat Agree | 49% | 40% | 45% | 33% | 40% | |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 16% | 16% | 17% | 34% | 19% | |
| Somewhat Disagree | 8% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 4% | |
| Strongly Disagree | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 3% | 8% | 4% | ||
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Thinking about the relationship between the State government and local jurisdictions, overall, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the State is taking too much decision-making authority away from local governments? | Strongly Agree | 25% | 31% | 38% | 41% | 26% | 30% |
| Somewhat Agree | 39% | 41% | 38% | 39% | 50% | 40% | |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 23% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 11% | 19% | |
| Somewhat Disagree | 5% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 8% | 4% | |
| Strongly Disagree | 2% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 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 about the relationship between the State government and local jurisdictions, overall, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the State is taking too much decision-making authority away from local governments? | Strongly Agree | 23% | 29% | 30% | 28% | 31% | 37% | 30% |
| Somewhat Agree | 47% | 43% | 40% | 37% | 40% | 37% | 40% | |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 20% | 19% | 17% | 22% | 18% | 16% | 19% | |
| Somewhat Disagree | 6% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | |
| Strongly Disagree | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 4% | |
| % within Urban/Rural Self Identification | |||||||
| Urban/Rural Self Identification | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | |||
| Thinking about the relationship between the State government and local jurisdictions, overall, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the State is taking too much decision-making authority away from local governments? | Strongly Agree | 29% | 30% | 35% | 36% | 14% | 30% |
| Somewhat Agree | 39% | 43% | 40% | 40% | 19% | 40% | |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 20% | 18% | 15% | 14% | 42% | 19% | |
| Somewhat Disagree | 5% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 4% | |
| Strongly Disagree | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 2% | |
| Don't Know | 5% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 24% | 4% | |