Board or Council would support or oppose consolidation
Full Question Text
Would the majority of your jurisdiction's Board or Council support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions)
| % within Jurisdiction Type | |||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township | City | Village | |||
| Would the majority of your jurisdiction's Board or Council support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) | Strongly Support | 1% | 6% | 3% | 2% |
| Somewhat Support | 8% | 22% | 18% | 12% | |
| Neither Support Nor Oppose | 4% | 9% | 8% | 6% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 12% | 21% | 22% | 15% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 68% | 35% | 43% | 58% | |
| Don't Know | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Would the majority of your jurisdiction's Board or Council support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) | Strongly Support | 1% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 9% | 2% |
| Somewhat Support | 11% | 12% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 12% | |
| Neither Support Nor Oppose | 5% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 14% | 6% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 17% | 13% | 14% | 21% | 11% | 15% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 59% | 60% | 55% | 52% | 51% | 58% | |
| Don't Know | 7% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 7% | |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| Would the majority of your jurisdiction's Board or Council support or oppose full consolidation with another local government unit if there were significant cost savings? (Among non-county jurisdictions) | Strongly Support | 3% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Somewhat Support | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | |
| Neither Support Nor Oppose | 3% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 6% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 13% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 13% | 18% | 15% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 59% | 64% | 61% | 55% | 56% | 54% | 58% | |
| Don't Know | 8% | 6% | 4% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |