Citizen support for raising additional local road revenue through local/regional fuel tax
Full Question Text
Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a local/regional fuel tax (if it were allowed in Michigan)? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens to oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads)
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a local/regional fuel tax (if it were allowed in Michigan)? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads) | Strongly Support | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Somewhat Support | 9% | 10% | 26% | 12% | 13% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 17% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 18% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 25% | 26% | 26% | 20% | 25% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 25% | 25% | 17% | 20% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 22% | 19% | 12% | 30% | 19% | |
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Looking ahead, if the state legislature does not significantly increase funding for the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a local/regional fuel tax (if it were allowed in Michigan)? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads) | Strongly Support | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Somewhat Support | 9% | 10% | 26% | 12% | 13% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 17% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 18% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 25% | 26% | 26% | 20% | 25% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 25% | 25% | 17% | 20% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 22% | 19% | 12% | 30% | 19% | |
| % 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 the maintenance, improvement, and construction of roads and/or bridges in your jurisdiction, do you think the majority of your citizens would support or oppose raising additional local revenue through a local/regional fuel tax (if it were allowed in Michigan)? (Excluding those jurisdictions that report a majority of citizens oppose the pursuit of additional local revenue dedicated to roads) | Strongly Support | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Somewhat Support | 15% | 6% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 24% | 13% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 13% | 14% | 17% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 18% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 26% | 33% | 25% | 22% | 25% | 22% | 25% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 21% | 31% | 19% | 27% | 25% | 16% | 23% | |
| Don't Know | 23% | 15% | 25% | 21% | 18% | 16% | 19% | |