Question 38e What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) e. Partnerships with local organizations, businesses, or schools Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 33 Have any of your jurisdiction's staff or elected officials had formal training recently in promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34b Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) b. Yes, we have jurisdiction staff whose sole job responsibility is resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34e Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) e. Outreach is coordinated by our county government. (Counties skip) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34f Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 35 Do you agree or disagree that resources devoted to staff and/or external consultant work on resident engagement have been a worthwhile investment for your jurisdiction? (Among jurisdictions which have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36a Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that not enough residents are willing to run for elected offices in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36b Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that when candidates do run for jurisdiction office, they are often uncontested? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34d Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) d. We use external organizations or consultants for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 37k Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) k. Difficulty finding young people to run or serve Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 37l Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) l. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? 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Question 33 Have any of your jurisdiction's staff or elected officials had formal training recently in promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34b Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) b. Yes, we have jurisdiction staff whose sole job responsibility is resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34e Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) e. Outreach is coordinated by our county government. (Counties skip) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34f Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 35 Do you agree or disagree that resources devoted to staff and/or external consultant work on resident engagement have been a worthwhile investment for your jurisdiction? (Among jurisdictions which have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36a Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that not enough residents are willing to run for elected offices in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36b Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that when candidates do run for jurisdiction office, they are often uncontested? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34d Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) d. We use external organizations or consultants for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 37k Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) k. Difficulty finding young people to run or serve Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 37l Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) l. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? 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Question 34b Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) b. Yes, we have jurisdiction staff whose sole job responsibility is resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34e Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) e. Outreach is coordinated by our county government. (Counties skip) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34f Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 35 Do you agree or disagree that resources devoted to staff and/or external consultant work on resident engagement have been a worthwhile investment for your jurisdiction? (Among jurisdictions which have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36a Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that not enough residents are willing to run for elected offices in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36b Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that when candidates do run for jurisdiction office, they are often uncontested? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34d Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) d. We use external organizations or consultants for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 37k Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) k. Difficulty finding young people to run or serve Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 37l Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) l. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 34e Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) e. Outreach is coordinated by our county government. (Counties skip) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34f Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 35 Do you agree or disagree that resources devoted to staff and/or external consultant work on resident engagement have been a worthwhile investment for your jurisdiction? (Among jurisdictions which have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36a Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that not enough residents are willing to run for elected offices in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36b Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that when candidates do run for jurisdiction office, they are often uncontested? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34d Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) d. We use external organizations or consultants for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 37k Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) k. Difficulty finding young people to run or serve Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 37l Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) l. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? 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Question 34f Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) f. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 35 Do you agree or disagree that resources devoted to staff and/or external consultant work on resident engagement have been a worthwhile investment for your jurisdiction? (Among jurisdictions which have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36a Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that not enough residents are willing to run for elected offices in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36b Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that when candidates do run for jurisdiction office, they are often uncontested? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34d Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) d. We use external organizations or consultants for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 37k Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) k. Difficulty finding young people to run or serve Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 37l Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) l. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 35 Do you agree or disagree that resources devoted to staff and/or external consultant work on resident engagement have been a worthwhile investment for your jurisdiction? (Among jurisdictions which have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36a Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that not enough residents are willing to run for elected offices in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36b Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that when candidates do run for jurisdiction office, they are often uncontested? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34d Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) d. We use external organizations or consultants for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 37k Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) k. Difficulty finding young people to run or serve Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 37l Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) l. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 36a Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that not enough residents are willing to run for elected offices in your jurisdiction? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 36b Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that when candidates do run for jurisdiction office, they are often uncontested? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34d Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) d. We use external organizations or consultants for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 37k Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) k. Difficulty finding young people to run or serve Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 37l Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) l. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? 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Question 36b Thinking about how often residents in your jurisdiction run for local elected office or agree to serve on appointed jurisdiction boards or committees, to what extent do you agree or disagree that when candidates do run for jurisdiction office, they are often uncontested? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 34d Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) d. We use external organizations or consultants for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 37k Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) k. Difficulty finding young people to run or serve Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 37l Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) l. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 34d Does your jurisdiction's government have anyone who is formally responsible for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach? (check all that apply) d. We use external organizations or consultants for promoting or managing resident engagement and outreach. Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 37k Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) k. Difficulty finding young people to run or serve Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 37l Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) l. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? 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Question 37k Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) k. Difficulty finding young people to run or serve Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 37l Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) l. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? 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Question 37l Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) l. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? 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Question 38a What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) a. Word-of-mouth Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? 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Question 38b What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) b. Social Media Messages Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? 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Question 38c What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) c. Advertising in local media (e.g., a regional newspaper) Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 38d What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) d. Direct mail/email to residents Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 37j Which of the following, if any, are problems your jurisdiction currently faces in finding residents to run for office and/or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) j. Difficulty finding new people who are not already associated with local government Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 38f What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) f. Mentorship programs Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 38g What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) g. Don't know Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 38h What kinds of outreach methods do you think are, or could be, most effective in your jurisdiction for encouraging residents to run for office or serve on appointed boards? (check all that apply) h. Other Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Engagement levels, Outreach Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 39 Overall, how satisfied are you regarding your residents' engagement in your jurisdiction's policymaking and/or operations today? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Citizen engagement, Outreach Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 03a Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in this fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 03b Thinking about the financial needs of your jurisdiction, would you say that your unit of government is less able or better able to meet its financial needs in the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Finance Budget and Operations, Finances, fiscal health, Better/less able fiscal needs Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 41 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, federal government, Federal government job performance Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 42 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, State direction/track Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 43 Do you feel things in your jurisdiction are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, Local government job performance, Job evaluation of own jurisdiction Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 44 How would you rate the way Gretchen Whitmer is performing her job as Michigan's governor? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Governmental Relations, Job evaluation of governor, State government job performance Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 45 How would you rate the way the Michigan Legislature is performing its job? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Governmental Relations, State government, State government job performance, Job evaluation of legislature Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 46a 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories Community and Social Issues, Democracy, Trust in local government Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 46b 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories State government, Community and Social Issues, State government job performance, Democracy Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
Question 46c 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? Survey Spring 2025 Categories federal government, Federal government job performance, Community and Social Issues, Democracy Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page next Last page last
