Spring 2020

In terms of their engagement in your jurisdiction’s policymaking and/or operations, how much of the time do you think you can trust the citizens in your community to be responsible participants?

How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job?

In your opinion, how effective or ineffective has the coordination on COVID-19 been so far between your jurisdiction and your county health department?

How would you rate the way the U.S. Congress in Washington is performing its job?

How much of the time do you think you can trust the federal government in Washington to do what is right?

How much of the time do you think you can trust the state government in Lansing to do what is right?

 How would you rate the way Donald Trump is performing his job as President?

Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?

At this time, how confident overall are you that there will be an accurate 2020 Census count statewide in Michigan?

At this time, how confident overall are you that there will be an accurate 2020 Census count in your jurisdiction?

As far as you know, is your jurisdiction doing any of the following to encourage its residents to complete their census forms in 2020? (check all that apply)

As far as you know, is your jurisdiction doing any of the following to encourage its residents to complete their census forms in 2020? (check all that apply)

As far as you know, is your jurisdiction doing any of the following to encourage its residents to complete their census forms in 2020? (check all that apply)

As far as you know, is your jurisdiction doing any of the following to encourage its residents to complete their census forms in 2020? (check all that apply)

Do you feel things in the state of Michigan are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?

How much of the time do you think you can trust other local governments in Michigan to do what is right?

On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in your jurisdiction?

On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the state of Michigan?

On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is a total breakdown of democracy and 10 is perfectly functioning democracy, how would you rate the functioning of democracy today in the United States?

Finally, we are interested in learning more about policy issues according to whether communities are rural, urban, or somewhere in between. How would you characterize your jurisdiction?

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on schools in your community.

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on economic conditions in your community (businesses closing, unemployment, etc.).

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on your residents’ welfare (food security, mental health, job security, etc.).

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on local or regional emergency response capability (police/sheriff, EMS, hospitals, etc.).

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on the continuity of your jurisdiction’s public services.  

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts so far (or those you expect to hit soon) on the continuity of your jurisdiction government’s operations.

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the impacts overall impact on your community so far (or those you expect to hit soon).

Thinking about the potential effects of COVID-19 in your community and in Michigan overall, please identify the overall impact on Michigan so far (or those you expect to hit soon).

Even before the arrival of COVID-19, some local jurisdictions already had existing emergency preparedness or response plans in place, while others did not. Which of the following best describes your jurisdiction’s status?

If your jurisdiction has activated or drawn upon its emergency response plan, how effective or ineffective has it been so far in your efforts to address the COVID-19 epidemic? (Among jurisdictions that already had an emergency response plan or adopted one in response to the COVID-19 epidemic)