Support or opposition to raising additional local road revenue by respondent personally
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Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, in your opinion, would you personally as local official support or oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads, through existing options such as millages or potential new options like sales or fuel taxes, vehicle registration fees, etc.?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, in your opinion, would you personally as a local official support or oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads, through existing options such as millages or potential new options like sales or fuel taxes, vehicle registration fees, etc.? | Strongly Support | 12% | 18% | 30% | 15% | 19% |
| Somewhat Support | 29% | 31% | 36% | 26% | 31% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 20% | 13% | 11% | 20% | 14% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 10% | 15% | 10% | 16% | 14% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 23% | 18% | 9% | 18% | 17% | |
| Don't Know | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 5% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, in your opinion, would you personally as a local official support or oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads, through existing options such as millages or potential new options like sales or fuel taxes, vehicle registration fees, etc.? | Strongly Support | 15% | 19% | 23% | 25% | 31% | 19% |
| Somewhat Support | 29% | 32% | 37% | 36% | 23% | 31% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 16% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 14% | 14% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 18% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 14% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 17% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 17% | |
| Don't Know | 5% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 5% | |
| % 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 | |||
| Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, in your opinion, would you personally as a local official support or oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads, through existing options such as millages or potential new options like sales or fuel taxes, vehicle registration fees, etc.? | Strongly Support | 16% | 18% | 19% | 14% | 22% | 26% | 19% |
| Somewhat Support | 28% | 30% | 33% | 27% | 32% | 34% | 31% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 17% | 15% | 12% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 14% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 14% | 14% | 13% | 18% | 11% | 14% | 14% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 18% | 19% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 11% | 17% | |
| Don't Know | 8% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 5% | |