Many residents express a lack of confidence in county government, even as the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history has become a fleeting memory. These results are largely unchanged from a year ago. One in four residents says the county government does an excellent or good job of solving the county's problems, with 2 percent saying it does an excellent job and 24 percent saying a good job.
Half say the county government does a fair job and one in five give it a poor rating.
Forty-two percent say county leaders pay little or no attention to residents. Even after the budget cuts following the bankruptcy and financial crisis, four in 10 residents say the county government wastes a lot of taxpayers' money. Another 44 percent say the government wastes some tax money, and only 11 percent say it wastes little or none. These three measures of confidence in county government are unchanged from a year ago. Registered voters are as likely as other residents to give county government positive ratings for problem-solving and paying attention to the concerns of residents.