MPPS Spring 2026 data tables

Summary tables for questionnaire items from the Spring 2026 Wave of the MPPS broken down by jurisdiction type, population size, region of the state, and urban/rural designation are accessible below.

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Fiscal Health

2.  
   1. Good or bad times in the coming year?
3.  
   1. Better or less able to meet jurisdiction's needs this fiscal year than last
   2. Better or less able to meet jurisdiction's needs next fiscal year than this

Changes from the Last Fiscal Year to the Current Fiscal Year

4.  
   1. Change in jurisdiction's revenue from property taxes
   2. Change in jurisdiction's revenue from fees for services, licenses, transfers, etc.
   3. Change in jurisdiction's ability to repay its debt
   4. Change in amount of federal aid to jurisdiction
   5. Change in amount of state aid to jurisdiction
   6. Change in jurisdiction's public safety needs
   7. Change in jurisdiction's infrastructure needs
   8. Change in jurisdiction's human service needs
   9. Change in jurisdiction's economic development needs
   10. Change in jurisdiction's cost of government's employee pensions
   11. Change in jurisdiction's cost of government's current employee health benefits
   12. Change in jurisdiction's cost of government's retired employee health benefits

Expected Changes from the Current Fiscal Year to the Next Fiscal Year

5.  
   1. Projected change in property tax rates
   2. Projected change in charges for fees, licenses, etc.
   3. Projected change in reliance on general fund balance
   4. Projected change in amount of services provided
   5. Projected change in public safety spending
   6. Projected change in infrastructure spending
   7. Projected change in human services spending
   8. Projected change in economic development spending
   9. Projected change in amount of debt
   10. Projected change in employee pay rates

General Fund Balances

6. Assessment of level of jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance

Fiscal Stress

7.  
   1. Jurisdiction's overall fiscal health today
   2. Jurisdiction's overall fiscal health five years from now

Infrastructure Conditions

8.  
   1. Condition of state trunk lines and county primary roads within jurisdiction
   2. Condition of local paved roads within jurisdiction
   3. Condition of bridges, in general, within jurisdiction
   4. Overall condition of drinking water infrastructure in jurisdiction
   5. Overall condition of sanitary sewer infrastructure in jurisdiction
   6. Overall condition of stormwater infrastructure in jurisdiction
   7. Overall condition of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure in jurisdiction
   8. Overall condition of broadband infrastructure in jurisdiction

Prioritization of Infrastructure Projects

9.  
   1. Priority of state trunk lines and county primary roads infrastructure for local government
   2. Priority of local roads infrastructure for jurisdiction government
   3. Priority of bridges infrastructure for local government
   4. Priority of drinking water infrastructure for local government
   5. Priority of sanitary sewer infrastructure for local government
   6. Priority of stormwater infrastructure for local government
   7. Priority of parks and recreational facilities / infrastructure for local government
   8. Priority of broadband infrastructure for local government

Funding for Infrastructure Projects

10.  
    1. Used state or federal grant funding to support local roads infrastructure projects
    2. Used state or federal grant funding to support local bridge infrastructure projects
    3. Used state or federal grant funding to support local drinking water infrastructure projects
    4. Used state or federal grant funding to support local sanitary sewer infrastructure projects
    5. Used state or federal grant funding to support local stormwater infrastructure projects
    6. Used state or federal grant funding to support local parks and recreational facilities/infrastructure projects
    7. Used state or federal grant funding to support local broadband infrastructure projects
    8. No support of local infrastructure projects with state or federal grant funding
    9. Don't know if supported local infrastructure projects with state or federal grant funding
11.  
    1. Need for new or additional investments in local roads infrastructure
    2. Need for new or additional investments in bridge infrastructure
    3. Need for new or additional investments in drinking water infrastructure
    4. Need for new or additional investments in sanitary sewer infrastructure
    5. Need for new or additional investments in stormwater infrastructure
    6. Need for new or additional investments in parks and recreational facilities/infrastructure
    7. Need for new or additional investments in broadband infrastructure
12.  
    1. Use of accumulated fund balance for financing infrastructure investments
    2. Use of new or increased user fees for financing infrastructure investments
    3. Use of new millages for financing infrastructure investments
    4. Use of general obligation bonds for financing infrastructure investments
    5. Use of revenue bonds for financing infrastructure investments
    6. Use of state revolving fund programs for financing infrastructure investments
    7. Use of state and federal grants for financing infrastructure investments

Personal Property Tax

13. Jurisdiction receives revenue from the Personal Property Tax (PPT)
14. Agree or disagree that the PPT is an important source of revenue

Problems with Election Administration

15.  
    1. Cost of election administration as a problem in jurisdiction
    2. Long wait times as a problem in jurisdiction
    3. Inaccurate voter registration lists will be a problem in jurisdiction
    4. Election equipment failures/malfunctions will be a problem in jurisdiction
    5. Security of voting equipment will be a problem in jurisdiction
    6. Security of voting data and records will be a problem in jurisdiction
    7. Election administration processes after polls close will be a problem in jurisdiction
    8. Recruiting enough poll workers will be a problem in jurisdiction
    9. Poll worker errors will be a problem in jurisdiction
    10. Intentional disinformation targeted at jurisdiction's citizens will be a problem in jurisdiction
    11. Disturbances at polling places will be a problem in jurisdiction

Election Administration Reforms

16.  
    1. Impact so far of voter registration up to 15 days before an election
    2. Impact so far of in-person same-day voter registration
    3. Impact so far of no-excuse absentee voting
    4. Impact so far of early in-person voting
    5. Impact so far of ballot drop boxes
18. Who managed on-site early voting for the jurisdiction

Confidence in Election Administration

19.  
    1. Confidence in the ability of jurisdiction to administer an accurate election
    2. Confidence in the ability of other jurisdictions in Michigan to administer an accurate election
20. Voters’ confidence in the accuracy of jurisdiction’s elections

Candidate Conduct in Elections

22. How state-level candidates in Michigan do conduct themselves in elections
23. How state-level candidates in Michigan should conduct themselves in elections
24. How local candidates do conduct themselves in elections
25. How local candidates should conduct themselves in elections

Views on Large-Scale Data Centers

27. Familiarity with development of large-scale data centers in Michigan
28.  
    1. Impact of large-scale data centers on local property tax revenues
    2. Impact of large-scale data centers on overall demand for public services
    3. Impact of large-scale data centers on utility bills for electricity rate payers
    4. Impact of large-scale data centers on overall quality of life
    5. Impact of large-scale data centers on temporary construction jobs for local workers
    6. Impact of large-scale data centers on long-term jobs for local workers
    7. Impact of large-scale data centers on reliability of the electric grid
    8. Impact of large-scale data centers on public health
    9. Impact of large-scale data centers on Michigan's fresh water supply
    10. Impact of large-scale data centers on Michigan's competitiveness for economic growth
    11. Impact of large-scale data centers on America's global competitiveness for AI
29. Familiarity with development of large-scale data centers in Michigan
30.  
    1. Residents' support for new development of large-scale data center in jurisdiction
    2. Board/council support for new development of large-scale data center in jurisdiction
    3. Respondent's support for new development of large-scale data center in jurisdiction
31. How high a of priority should strict regulation of data center development be for Michigan state and local governments
32.  
    1. Support or oppose the state government regulating environmental impacts from data centers
    2. Support or oppose the state government regulating human health impacts from data centers
    3. Support or oppose the state government implementing planning and zoning decisions
    4. Support or oppose the state government implementing special electricity/utility rates for data centers
    5. Support or oppose the state government implementing standards for water use and wastewater discharge
    6. Support or oppose the state government implementing energy efficiency requirements
    7. Support or oppose the state government implementing requirements for companies to make plans for closing out / decommissioning data centers

Presences of Large-Scale Data Centers in Community

33.  
    1. Jurisdiction already has a large-scale data center in the community
    2. Jurisdiction has been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center
    3. Jurisdiction has not been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center
    4. Jurisdiction does not have available land for a large-scale data center
    5. Don't know if jurisdiction has been approached regarding the potential siting of a large-scale data center
34.  
    1. Jurisdiction doesn't plan or zone
    2. Jurisdiction currently has ordinances regarding large-scale data centers
    3. Jurisdiction is developing ordinances regarding large-scale data centers
    4. Jurisdiction plans to develop ordinances regarding large-scale data centers
    5. Jurisdiction does not have plans to develop ordinances regarding large-scale data centers
    6. Don't know if jurisdiction has ordinances addressing the development of large-scale data centers
35. Does jurisdiction have a moratorium on the development of local large-scale data centers

Resources to Support Local Data Center Policymaking

36.  
    1. Clarification of state standards and local options for policymaking would be useful for local data center policies
    2. Coordination between County and local units would be useful for local data center policies
    3. Models from other communities would be useful for local data center policies
    4. Guidance on negotiating with data center developers would be useful for local data center policies
    5. Strategies for resident engagement would be useful for local data center policies

Evaluating Current Events and Political Issues

38. United States going in right direction or on wrong track
39. State of Michigan going in right direction or on wrong track
40. Jurisdiction going in right direction or on wrong track
41. Governor Whitmer's job performance
42. Michigan Legislature's job performance
43. Jurisdiction's board or council's job performance

Functioning of Democracy

44.  
    1. Officials’ ratings of functioning of democracy in local jurisdiction
    2. Officials’ ratings of functioning of democracy in Michigan
    3. Officials’ ratings of functioning of democracy in the US

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