Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Spring 2014 Data Tables

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Q39. Another potential initiative on the November 2014 ballot would seek, in part, to amend the Michigan Constitution to extend the rights of citizen initiative and referendum to local ordinances such as those in your jurisdiction. Would you say you support or oppose such a proposal?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Another potential initiative on the November 2014 ballot would seek, in part, to amend the Michigan Constitution to extend the rights of citizen initiative and referendum to local ordinances such as those in your jurisdiction. Would you say you support or oppose such a proposal? Strongly Support 5% 6% 4% 5% 5%
Somewhat Support 21% 18% 16% 24% 19%
Neither Support nor Oppose 14% 20% 16% 20% 19%
Somewhat Oppose 23% 15% 17% 12% 16%
Strongly Oppose 23% 21% 39% 23% 24%
Don't Know 14% 19% 9% 16% 17%

Population Size Crosstabulation
% within Population Size
  Population Size Total
<1500 1500-5000 5001-10000 10001-30000 >30000
Another potential initiative on the November 2014 ballot would seek, in part, to amend the Michigan Constitution to extend the rights of citizen initiative and referendum to local ordinances such as those in your jurisdiction. Would you say you support or oppose such a proposal? Strongly Support 5% 6% 5% 5% 4% 5%
Somewhat Support 22% 20% 14% 12% 9% 19%
Neither Support nor Oppose 21% 19% 14% 21% 13% 19%
Somewhat Oppose 12% 16% 25% 17% 17% 16%
Strongly Oppose 18% 24% 30% 37% 43% 24%
Don't Know 22% 16% 13% 8% 14% 17%

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
Another potential initiative on the November 2014 ballot would seek, in part, to amend the Michigan Constitution to extend the rights of citizen initiative and referendum to local ordinances such as those in your jurisdiction. Would you say you support or oppose such a proposal? Strongly Support 7% 5% 3% 5% 6% 5% 5%
Somewhat Support 23% 18% 19% 19% 22% 13% 19%
Neither Support nor Oppose 20% 23% 14% 22% 16% 20% 19%
Somewhat Oppose 16% 13% 15% 16% 13% 20% 16%
Strongly Oppose 18% 24% 29% 20% 23% 30% 24%
Don't Know 15% 16% 21% 19% 19% 12% 17%