Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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

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Q6a. To what extent do you agree or disagree that local officials should try to influence state policy issues affecting local governments?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
To what extent do you agree or disagree that local officials should try to influence state policy issues affecting local governments? Strongly Agree 78% 53% 69% 52% 56%
Somewhat Agree 20% 36% 27% 35% 34%
Neither Agree nor Disagree 2% 8% 2% 10% 7%
Somewhat Disagree 0% 1% 2% 0% 1%
Strongly Disagree 0% 0% 0% 1% 0%
Don't Know 0% 2% 0% 2% 1%

Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Category Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
To what extent do you agree or disagree that local officials should try to influence state policy issues affecting local governments? Strongly Agree 49% 56% 65% 71% 71% 56%
Somewhat Agree 37% 34% 29% 26% 27% 34%
Neither Agree nor Disagree 10% 7% 5% 2% 2% 7%
Somewhat Disagree 1% 2% 1% 1% 0% 1%
Strongly Disagree 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Don't Know 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1%

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
To what extent do you agree or disagree that local officials should try to influence state policy issues affecting local governments? Strongly Agree 56% 56% 60% 42% 58% 66% 56%
Somewhat Agree 32% 35% 29% 43% 33% 30% 34%
Neither Agree nor Disagree 10% 7% 8% 10% 7% 2% 7%
Somewhat Disagree 0% 0% 1% 3% 1% 1% 1%
Strongly Disagree 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0%
Don't Know 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%