Spring 2025 Michigan Public Policy Survey Homepage
The Spring 2025 Michigan Public Policy Survey
- Topics:
- Annual tracking items for fiscal, budget, operation policies; local government budgeting practices; resident engagement; right direction vs. wrong track for state and country; job approval evaluations for governor, legislature, state agencies; relationship between the state & local governments; the state of democracy
- Methodology:
- This survey ran from April 7 - June 12, 2025, and received responses from 72% of jurisdictions.
- Survey questionnaire
- Data tables
- Publications
- Michigan local governments making progress on best practices in budgeting (May 2026)
- Many Michigan local governments struggle to find residents willing to run for office or serve on boards (April 2026)
- Challenges to Michigan local government budgeting (February 2026)
- Smaller and more rural Michigan local governments are struggling with increased fiscal stress (December 2025)
- Michigan local leaders trust residents less, but say that local democracy remains strong (November 2025)
- Michigan local leaders report alarming declines in resident engagement (October 2025)
- Growing consensus among Michigan local government leaders on revenue inadequacy, but declining support for local tax options (September 2025)
- Many Michigan communities concerned about the loss of federal and state funding, but uncertain how to prepare (August 2025)
- A majority of Michigan local officials continue to say the state is on the wrong track, reflecting partisan affiliation and growing uncertainty (July 2025)
Input on questionnaire design for the Spring 2025 MPPS was provided by the following people:
- Shanna Draheim, Michigan Municipal League
- Richard Murphy, Michigan Municipal League
- Melissa Milton-Pung, Michigan Municipal League
- Mike Selden, Michigan Townships Association
- Derek Melot, Michigan Association of Counties
- Eric Lupher, Citizens Research Council
- Madhu Anderson, Citizens Research Council
- Lisa Miller, Michigan Office of Rural Prosperity
- Shayne Kavanagh, Government Finance Officers Association
- James Tatum, Wayne County Department of Management and Budget
- Elaine Yi Lu, City University of New York-John Jay College
- David Helpap, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
- Devin Judge-Lord, Ford School of Public Policy
- Amy Harris, Ford School of Public Policy
The final questionnaire design reflects decisions made by the CLOSUP MPPS staff, which may not represent the views of partner organizations, advisors, or others who provided input.