Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

In your opinion, how effective or ineffective overall has the coordination on COVID-19 been so far between your jurisdiction and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)?

In your opinion, how effective or ineffective overall has the coordination on COVID-19 been so far between your jurisdiction and other units of the state government (e.g., Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity, State Police, etc.)?

Thinking about the resources necessary for your jurisdiction to address COVID-19, do you agree or disagree that, so far, your jurisdiction’s local government has gotten the public health resources it needs from the state or federal government?

Thinking about the resources necessary for your jurisdiction to address COVID-19, do you agree or disagree that, so far, your jurisdiction’s local government has gotten the financial resources it needs from the state or federal government?

Beyond any short-term assistance from the Rescue Act funding, in the longer term, do you think it will have positive or negative impacts on the fiscal health of the State of Michigan?

In 2018, Michigan voters approved a Constitutional amendment that created an Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (Proposal 2). How familiar are you with this new approach to redistricting in the state?

Given what you know about it, overall, do you believe Michigan’s new approach of having districts drawn by an independent citizens commission is a better or worse approach than having them drawn by the legislature? (Among jurisdictions that are not completely unfamiliar with Michigan's new approach to redistricting)

When it comes to counties in Michigan, county apportionment commissions typically consist of five members: the county clerk, treasurer, prosecuting attorney, and the county chairpersons of the two major political parties. If allowed, would you support or oppose changing this approach to have a local Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for your county redistricting instead?

Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?

How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan’s governor?

How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job?

On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the state of Michigan?

Please indicate how much confidence, if any, you have in the Michigan Supreme Court.

In your opinion, how effective or ineffective has the coordination on COVID-19 been so far between your jurisdiction and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)?

In your opinion, how effective or ineffective has the coordination on COVID-19 been so far between your jurisdiction and other units of the state government (e.g., State Police, Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity, etc.)?

Thinking about the resources necessary for your jurisdiction to address the COVID-19 crisis, in your experience so far, do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's local government is getting the public health resources it needs from the state government?

Thinking about the resources necessary for your jurisdiction to address the COVID-19 crisis, in your experience so far, do you agree or disagree that your jurisdiction's local government is getting the financial resources it needs from the state government?

In 2018, Michigan voters approved a Constitutional amendment that created an Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (Proposal 2). How familiar are you with this new approach to redistricting in the state?

Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?

How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan’s governor?

How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job?

How much of the time do you think you can trust the state government in Lansing to do what is right?

On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the state of Michigan?

For each level of government, please indicate whether you think it should have a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility, or no responsibility for taking actions to address climate change. State government

What kind of role do you think Michigan's state government should play in solving the most important problem that you listed above?