Magellan Strategies is Your Special District’s
Trusted Survey Research Partner
Now more than ever, special districts need public opinion research to understand the opinions and perceptions of the residents and voters they serve. Our high-quality surveys and team of public opinion professionals will help your special district’s leadership team limit blind spots, improve your image rating, and tell your story to the communities you serve. Our customizable and affordable community and ballot measure surveys will generate statistically accurate opinion data that staff and board members can use to make informed decisions. Let our team of professional survey research managers design a survey that fits your special district’s needs.
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Colorado special districts serve a wide array of community needs and come in every shape and size. Regardless of your special district’s purpose and mission, at some point you will need additional funding—to pay for rising maintenance and equipment costs, attract and retain qualified personnel, or issue bonds for capital projects.
Since 2007, our team has managed voter opinion surveys for every kind of ballot measure imaginable, including Proposition HH, the most complex ballot measure in Colorado’s history. We have managed projects measuring voter support and opposition for “de-Gallagher,” freezing property rates, expanding the allowed uses for a revenue stream, and fire district consolidation plans—in addition to the typical sales or property tax ballot measure.
Many satisfied special district clients did not realize our ballot measure surveys are also effective communication tools. The survey tells the special district’s story about why additional revenue is needed and how it will be spent. Strong voter awareness and education are half the battle in achieving voter approval.
“The Telluride Fire Protection District hired Magellan Strategies in 2018 to manage a ballot measure survey measuring voter support and opposition for a mill levy increase to fund district capital projects and restore lost funding due to the Gallagher Amendment. They did a great job helping us tell our story to voters about what our district needed to provide an acceptable amount of fire protection services to a growing population. We were so pleased with their work we hired them again for another resident opinion survey in 2022.”
Chief John Bennett
Telluride Fire Protection District
How Magellan Strategies Can Help
As experts in public sector surveys and data analysis, Magellan Strategies offers:
- Customized Survey Design: tailored to your district’s unique services and stakeholder needs
- Multi-Modal Data Collection: ensuring broad participation across all stakeholder groups
- Advanced Analytics: turning raw data into clear, actionable insights
- Strategic Consulting: helping you translate survey results into effective policies and programs
- Ongoing Support: from initial design to final presentation, we’re with you every step of the way
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Empower your special district with the insights gained from well-executed surveys. Contact Magellan Strategies today to discuss your next public opinion research project.