Support or oppose introducing local sales tax
Full Question Text
If your jurisdiction had the authority to raise additional local revenues - including options that may not be available currently - would you support or oppose having your jurisdiction introduce or increase a local sales tax?
| Statewide Total | |
|---|---|
| Strongly support | 3% |
| Somewhat support | 8% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 22% |
| Somewhat oppose | 18% |
| Strongly oppose | 39% |
| Don't know | 10% |
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly support | 2% | 1% | 10% | 6% | 3% |
| Somewhat support | 20% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 8% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 24% | 19% | 25% | 30% | 22% |
| Somewhat oppose | 12% | 17% | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Strongly oppose | 34% | 45% | 27% | 26% | 39% |
| Don't know | 9% | 11% | 5% | 12% | 10% |
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly support | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 3% |
| Somewhat support | 5% | 9% | 14% | 9% | 19% | 8% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 23% | 20% | 19% | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| Somewhat oppose | 19% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 14% | 18% |
| Strongly oppose | 39% | 42% | 32% | 42% | 31% | 39% |
| Don't know | 12% | 8% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 10% |
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly support | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Somewhat support | 9% | 8% | 10% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 18% | 20% | 17% | 28% | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| Somewhat oppose | 16% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Strongly oppose | 42% | 40% | 40% | 38% | 35% | 40% | 39% |
| Don't know | 12% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 14% | 6% | 10% |
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't know | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly support | 3% | 2% | 11% | 8% | 0% | 3% |
| Somewhat support | 7% | 10% | 15% | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 21% | 21% | 18% | 33% | 15% | 22% |
| Somewhat oppose | 18% | 20% | 16% | 21% | 5% | 18% |
| Strongly oppose | 41% | 41% | 35% | 25% | 16% | 39% |
| Don't know | 10% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 56% | 10% |