2020: Establishing a New

"2020: Establishing a New Normal?“

Metropolitan Area Managers Association

January 28, 2021

The Morris Leatherman Company

Direction of Minnesota2021 MAMA Meeting


Right Direction

56%

Wrong Track

38%

Unsure

6%

-18%

+17%

Household Finances during Past Year

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Better Off

29%

Worse Off

23%

About the Same

47%

-17%

+16%

Household Financial Situation2021 MAMA Meeting


Financially Stressed

53%

Financially Comfortabl

46%

Refused

1%

Faith in Government to Solve Problems

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More

15%

Less

34%

About the Same

51%

-6%

-5%

Concern about COVID2021 MAMA Meeting


Very Concerned

29%

Somewhat Concerned

30%

Not too Concerned

27%

Not at All Concerned

14%

Opinion about Minnesota’s Action on COVID 192021 MAMA Meeting

Morris Leatherman Company

Very Serious/Do More

15%

Done Right Things

45%

Gone Too Far

25%

Not Serious/Go Normal

15%

Lifting Restrictions on Public Activities2021 MAMA Meeting


Too Quickly

24%

Not Quickly Enough

42%

About Right

33%

Unsure

1%

Activities Undertaken During COVID

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52

80

41

19

11

19

Eat or Drink at Restaurant or Bar

Shop in Large Retail, Grocery Store or Mall

Large Group Get Together

In-person Church Worship

Participate Youth/Adult Sports League

Take Airline Flight

0 20 40 60 80 100

Percentage

Most Important State Issue2021 MAMA Meeting


20

19

14

11

10

10

8

3

3

1

1

15

10

12

8

18

9

3

8

5

4

5

Improving Economy/Jobs

Reduce Crime

Improve K-12 Education

Reduce Health Care Costs

Protecting Businesses/Residents

Addressing Racial Injustice

Reduce Spending/Taxes

Reforming Police

Improve Roads

More Affordable College

Environment/Climate Change

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

First Second

Concern about Crime in Twin Cities Area

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Very 37%

Somewhat 43%

Not Too 14%

Not At All 6%

Unsure 1%

Feel Safe Going to Minneapolis and Saint Paul

2021 MAMA Meeting


Yes 40%

No 39%

Depends on Time 19%

Unsure 2%

Funding of Your Police Department2021 MAMA Meeting


Increased A lot

15%

Increased A Little

21%

Stay about Same

45%

Decreased A Little

10%

Decreased A Lot

7%

Unsure

2%

Police Reform2021 MAMA Meeting


Yes

59%

No

37%

Unsure

4%

Support

33%

Oppose

50%Unsure

17%

Need for Police Reform Defunding the Police

Police Officers Required to Live in Cities They Police

2021 MAMA Meeting


Yes

52%

No

42%

Unsure

6%

Closest Connection2021 MAMA Meeting


City

12%

Neighborhood

57%

School District

5%

Church/Work/Friends

26%

+16%

Property Taxes2021 MAMA Meeting


45

51

2 2

High About Average Low Unsure0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Percentage

Support City Financial Incentives for Development

2021 MAMA Meeting


Support

84%

Oppose

13%

Unsure

3%

Legalize Marijuana2021 MAMA Meeting


Yes

62%

No

35%

Unsure

3%

+4%

Increase Gas Tax2021 MAMA Meeting


Favor

31%

Oppose

63%

Unsure

6%

Light Rail Transit2021 MAMA Meeting


Good Idea

33%

Bad Idea

40%

Mixed

25%

Unsure

2%

-10%

Shift LRT Funding to Highway and Street Construction

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Support

76%

Oppose

14%

Unsure

10%

+8%

Freedom of Speech2021 MAMA Meeting


Have Freedom of Speech

37%

Have to be Careful

58%

Unsure

5%

Preference for Schools2021 MAMA Meeting


Full In-Person

30%

Hybrid

41%

Full Online

24%

Unsure

5%

Learning Formats

2021 MAMA Meeting


6

3335

21

4

9

36

29

24

2

Excellent Good Only Fair Poor Unsure0

10

20

30

40

Distance

Hybrid

Party Identification2021 MAMA Meeting


Republican 35%

Democrat 43%

Independent 20%

Refused 2%

Political Ideology2021 MAMA Meeting


Conservative 38%

Liberal 37%

Moderate 23%

Refused 2%

Public Officials Ratings2021 MAMA Meeting


55

24

66

43

68

24

Governor State Legislature City Council0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Positive

Negative

Walz “One Minnesota” Job2021 MAMA Meeting


Excellent

10%

Good

27%

Only Fair

35%

Poor

21%

Unsure

7%

-17%

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2020: Establishing a New