Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Fall 2016 Data Tables

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Q17. Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Strongly Support 25% 11% 12% 8% 11%
Somewhat Support 33% 30% 42% 29% 32%
Neither Support nor Oppose 9% 24% 14% 23% 22%
Somewhat Oppose 12% 15% 17% 18% 16%
Strongly Oppose 12% 9% 11% 10% 10%
Don't Know 9% 11% 4% 12% 10%

Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Category Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Strongly Support 8% 10% 11% 21% 24% 11%
Somewhat Support 25% 34% 42% 40% 37% 32%
Neither Support nor Oppose 28% 20% 17% 14% 6% 22%
Somewhat Oppose 16% 17% 10% 13% 18% 16%
Strongly Oppose 10% 9% 12% 8% 11% 10%
Don't Know 13% 10% 7% 4% 3% 10%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
% within Region of Michigan
  Region of Michigan Total
Upper Peninsula Northern Lower Peninsula West Central Lower Peninsula East Central Lower Peninsula Southwest Lower Peninsula Southeast Lower Peninsula
Thinking overall, to what extent do you support or oppose the Emergency Manager Law? Strongly Support 5% 9% 9% 12% 15% 15% 11%
Somewhat Support 28% 31% 31% 27% 33% 40% 32%
Neither Support nor Oppose 19% 28% 22% 24% 23% 15% 22%
Somewhat Oppose 21% 17% 15% 16% 13% 14% 16%
Strongly Oppose 12% 9% 9% 11% 8% 10% 10%
Don't Know 15% 6% 14% 11% 8% 7% 10%