How local candidates do conduct themselves in elections
Full Question Text
On a scale from 1-7, which statement do you think comes closer, in general, to the way that local candidates in your community (e.g., county commission, local board/council, school board) conduct themselves in elections?
| Statewide Total | |
|---|---|
| 1:No-holds-barred contests | 5% |
| 2 | 5% |
| 3 | 9% |
| 4 | 15% |
| 5 | 15% |
| 6 | 24% |
| 7:Follow rules of fair play | 13% |
| Don't know | 13% |
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:No-holds-barred contests | 11% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 5% |
| 2 | 8% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% |
| 3 | 8% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 9% |
| 4 | 10% | 15% | 19% | 17% | 15% |
| 5 | 26% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 15% |
| 6 | 19% | 24% | 27% | 21% | 24% |
| 7:Follow rules of fair play | 8% | 14% | 11% | 15% | 13% |
| Don't know | 11% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 13% |
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:No-holds-barred contests | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 5% |
| 2 | 4% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 12% | 5% |
| 3 | 6% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 16% | 9% |
| 4 | 14% | 18% | 12% | 17% | 13% | 15% |
| 5 | 12% | 14% | 16% | 23% | 19% | 15% |
| 6 | 25% | 22% | 30% | 23% | 17% | 24% |
| 7:Follow rules of fair play | 15% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 13% |
| Don't know | 18% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 13% |
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:No-holds-barred contests | 1% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% |
| 2 | 3% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 5% |
| 3 | 5% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 15% | 9% |
| 4 | 16% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% |
| 5 | 14% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 15% |
| 6 | 31% | 26% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 18% | 24% |
| 7:Follow rules of fair play | 17% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 13% |
| Don't know | 12% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 9% | 7% | 13% |
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't know | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:No-holds-barred contests | 5% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 5% |
| 2 | 4% | 5% | 10% | 11% | 6% | 5% |
| 3 | 8% | 11% | 9% | 16% | 0% | 9% |
| 4 | 16% | 16% | 18% | 11% | 13% | 15% |
| 5 | 13% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 15% |
| 6 | 25% | 24% | 23% | 23% | 7% | 24% |
| 7:Follow rules of fair play | 16% | 10% | 11% | 8% | 13% | 13% |
| Don't know | 13% | 13% | 3% | 15% | 49% | 13% |