Agree or disagree that candidates for jurisdiction office are often uncontested
Full Question Text
Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that when candidates do run for jurisdiction office, they are often uncontested?
| Statewide Total | |
|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 42% |
| Somewhat agree | 33% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 12% |
| Somewhat disagree | 9% |
| Strongly disagree | 3% |
| Don't know | 1% |
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 21% | 44% | 27% | 52% | 42% |
| Somewhat agree | 40% | 34% | 30% | 28% | 33% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 23% | 11% | 16% | 10% | 12% |
| Somewhat disagree | 11% | 7% | 17% | 7% | 9% |
| Strongly disagree | 4% | 2% | 8% | 2% | 3% |
| Don't know | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% |
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 56% | 42% | 23% | 20% | 6% | 42% |
| Somewhat agree | 28% | 37% | 40% | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 9% | 10% | 16% | 19% | 24% | 12% |
| Somewhat disagree | 5% | 7% | 12% | 19% | 24% | 9% |
| Strongly disagree | 2% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 3% |
| Don't know | 1% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 56% | 48% | 45% | 44% | 38% | 23% | 42% |
| Somewhat agree | 29% | 32% | 32% | 35% | 33% | 36% | 33% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 9% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 13% | 17% | 12% |
| Somewhat disagree | 4% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 17% | 9% |
| Strongly disagree | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 3% |
| Don't know | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 1% |
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't know | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 53% | 33% | 23% | 13% | 14% | 42% |
| Somewhat agree | 30% | 41% | 30% | 26% | 9% | 33% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 10% | 12% | 18% | 20% | 15% | 12% |
| Somewhat disagree | 4% | 11% | 19% | 28% | 13% | 9% |
| Strongly disagree | 2% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 0% | 3% |
| Don't know | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 48% | 1% |