Magellan Strategies is Your Public Policy Organization's
Trusted Survey Research Partner
Now more than ever, public policy organizations need to understand the opinions of the communities they serve. Our high-quality surveys and team of public opinion professionals will help your organization identify blind spots, enhance your image rating, and amplify your organization’s mission and story. Since 2007, we have managed survey projects covering policy proposals related to healthcare, housing & land use, public safety, social media regulation, transportation & transit policy, homelessness, addiction, and mental health. Our customizable and affordable policy surveys will generate statistically accurate opinion data that your leadership team can use to make informed decisions. Let our team of professional survey research managers design a survey that fits your policy organization’s needs.
The Magellan Public Policy Survey
The Smartest Decision Your Organization Can Make
Your policy organization or coalition is working hard to enact a legislative proposal that will bring real change to a vulnerable population, an overlooked community, or address a problem that is facing all Coloradans. An investment in a professional public opinion survey managed by Magellan Strategies will help your organization achieve its goals.
Our survey data will educate and inform elected officials, the media, the Governor, and the general public that your legislative proposal has support across key population subgroups. Additionally, the published research will raise awareness of your issue and your proposed solution to address the problem.
In addition to measuring support and opposition for your legislative proposal, our surveys test the effectiveness of policy messaging and information that builds support for your proposal. Let our team of survey research experts manage a professional public policy survey for your organization today.
The Benefits of a Magellan Public Policy Survey
Unfortunately, many survey research firms still use mail surveys as their primary method for interviewing residents. This “paper method” is expensive, slow, and prone to keypunching and non-response bias errors. In addition, mail surveys do not provide a large percentage of residents with one or more opportunities to participate. We think that is wrong, unacceptable, and typically results in a low-quality, inaccurate community survey.
Our primary method of interviewing respondents is sending MMS Text Survey Invitations. On average, our invitations reach at least 60% of a community’s adult population, inviting them to participate in a community survey. We also send multiple texts, giving residents several opportunities to participate. Another advantage of MMS text survey invitations is the simple fact that people are much more likely to pay attention to a text message from their local government than opening a piece of mail.
Our survey platform complies with WCAG 2.0 Level AA, ensuring that the community survey is accessible to respondents with vision and hearing disabilities. These respondents can participate in the survey using assistive technologies like screen readers and braille displays. We are currently managing the 2025 Broomfield Community Survey with this technology and have completed over 3,000 interviews. To access this survey, click HERE.
When it comes to community surveys, we offer a transparent and straightforward pricing structure for our clients.
Our 75-question Total Community Survey is $25,000, and our 30-question Condensed Community Survey is $12,500.
We do not charge additional fees to produce a survey presentation or for our time to present survey results multiple times to staff in a working session or a public forum. Our goal is to provide clarity and simplicity in our pricing approach. Simply put, our clients pay a single fee for their community survey.
Example Magellan Public Policy Surveys
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