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d <br />RESEARCH <br />Compared to Republicans and independents, Democrats agree with nearly all of the given reasons for <br />supporting the levy. Voters at both ends of the age spectrum —the youngest and the oldest —are more <br />likely to consider these messages valid reasons for their support. <br />Reasons to Support by Demographic Groups <br />Maintain snowplowing W 60% 72% M <br />Ensure safety of all county 91% 66% 70% 74% <br />roads and bridges <br />Well -maintained roads <br />and bridges are crucial to 84% 56% <br />everyday life <br />Keep roads and bridges <br />accessible to emergency 51% <br />service providers <br />Taking care of what we <br />have now is less expensive 54% 67% <br />than trying to fix problems <br />later <br />68% 67% 77% 72% <br />65% 70% 71 % 75% <br />67% 70% 76% 72% <br />64% 65% 70% 70% <br />62% 62% 71 % 66°/k <br />One-time costfor mu L - 45% 54% 59% 61% 56% 56% 62% 55% <br />year benefit <br />Additional demographic notes: <br />• More frequent voters (those who voted in at least two of the last four general elections) are <br />more likely to find "maintain snowplowing" as a very good reason to support the Road Levy <br />than those who voted in none or just one of the last 4 elections (31 - 43% vs 14%). <br />• Voters ages 30-44, Republicans, and independents are subgroups that are consistently more <br />likely to rate all the reasons to support the Road Levy as poor or very poor than their <br />counterparts. <br />12 1 DHM Research I Consor Kittitas County Public Works Survey I May 2024 <br />