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The 2025 Citizen Survey results are in. Hill Research Consultants designed and implemented the survey and analyzed the findings of the County’s 13th such survey since 2006 by this research team. The 2025 Survey was in the field April 21-May 2. Results have been posted below.
Using a current list and demographic profile of Douglas County registered voters as the sample survey baseline, 3,617 total interviews were conducted April 21 – May 2, 2025. A total 397 interviews were conducted by phone (9% cell, 2% landline), 3,220 online (11% invited, 78% open-link).
The survey methodology used is state-of-the-art, hybrid multi-mode data collection, allowing for results to be weighted to match the Douglas County voter file for gender, age, party, and geographic distributions. The findings have a margin of error of +\- 4%.
Douglas County residents were invited to participate in the survey through multiple means. More than 15,000 subscribers to the County’s online newsroom were invited to participate via a link directly to the survey the day the survey opened. Additionally, the link was posted on the County’s Facebook (12,711 followers), X (15,052 followers), and Nextdoor (233,693 members) social media sites.
The survey is intended for Douglas County registered voters to see what they think and how they feel about their County Government.
There has been a long-standing decision by Commissioners to hear only from registered voters. This requirement eliminates non-residents and underage persons from taking the survey.
Yes. Hill Research, the public opinion and market research agency tasked with designing, disseminating, and analyzing the survey, is pledged to a code of ethics of the American Association for Public Opinion Research to protect the anonymity of every survey participant. Data on demographics (age, gender, race, etc.) are necessary to ensure that there is a valid and representative sample of the population and will also be kept anonymous.
Hill Research flags and deletes responses from every IP address that logs more than two interviews, to prevent any “ballot stuffing.” Even when there are two responses from the same IP address, Hill Research examines the responses to see if they are in fact two separate persons, as with a husband and wife.
There have been NO changes in the wording of any questions during the fielding of the survey.
