Q01
Message
All templatesNonprofit & Civic
Local Government Project Community Engagement Poll
Gauges resident awareness, support, and concerns for a local government project — plus which design option they favor and how they want ongoing updates. An AI follow-up probes the reasoning behind each support score, surfacing what would actually shift an opponent or strengthen a supporter's backing.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
13 questions · ~7 min
Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired
Before today, how familiar were you with the (Replace with project name) project?
- Never heard of it before now
- Heard the name but didn't know details
- Somewhat familiar with the plans
- Very familiar — I've followed it closely
Q03
Multiple Choice
Where have you mainly heard about this project, if anywhere?
- Local news (TV, paper, radio)
- City/town website
- Social media
- Neighbors or word of mouth
- Public meeting or hearing
- Mailer or flyer
Q04
Opinion ScaleRequired
Overall, how much do you support this project moving forward as currently proposed?
Scale: 0 – 10
Min:Strongly opposeMax:Strongly support
Q05
AI Interview
Probe the reasoning behind the respondent's support score, anchoring on the number they gave. If they scored 7 or above, find out what specifically they're excited about and whether anything could still change their mind. If they scored 4 or below, identify the single biggest driver of opposition and ask what change to the plan (if any) would move their score up. If they land in the middle, surface what information or reassurance they're missing to form a firmer opinion.
Q06
Matrix
How much of a concern is each of the following about this project?
6 rows × 4 columns
- Traffic and parking
- Cost to taxpayers
- Environmental impact
- Impact on local businesses
- Construction noise or disruption
- +1 more
Columns: Not a concern · Minor concern · Moderate concern · Major concern
Q07
Ranking
Rank these design options from most to least preferred. (Template note: replace with the actual 2-4 design concepts being considered for this project before launching.)
- Option A – (Replace with description)
- Option B – (Replace with description)
- Option C – (Replace with description)
- None of these options
Drag to rank
Q08
Best–Worst Trade-off (MaxDiff)
For the winning design, which features matter most to you? (Template note: swap in the real feature list for this project.)
- Walking and biking paths
- Parking availability
- Green space and landscaping
- Public seating areas
- Lighting and safety
- Accessibility features
- Public art or gathering spaces
Pick best & worst per setBest:Matters most to meWorst:Matters least to me
Q09
Multiple Choice
How would you like to stay informed as this project moves forward?
- Email updates
- City/town website
- Social media
- Direct mail
- Public meetings
- Text/SMS alerts
Q10
Long Text
Is there anything else you'd like the project team to know before decisions are finalized?
Q11
Multiple Choice
Which age range are you in?
- Under 18
- 18-29
- 30-44
- 45-59
- 60-74
- 75 or older
- Prefer not to say
Q12
Short Text
What neighborhood or ZIP code do you live in? (Helps us understand which areas are hearing about this project.)
Q13
Message
Thank you for sharing your input! Responses are compiled into a report for the project team and used to inform final design decisions and outreach plans — no individual answers will be shared publicly.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Includes an AI follow-up (AI follow-up interview block) that probes the reasoning behind each individual's support score, anchoring on the number they gave, instead of just collecting a static rating
- Combines opinion-scale support measurement with a matrix of concern areas, a ranking of design options, and a max-diff on the winning design's features — letting teams see not just sentiment but which specific attributes drive it
- Captures how residents want ongoing updates and includes an open open-ended for anything decisions-makers should know before finalizing, plus demographic/geographic fields (age range, neighborhood/ZIP) to segment support by area
- Ends with a message confirming responses feed into a report for the project team, matching QuestionPunk's auto-generated report workflow
SurveySparrow
Online Political Poll TemplateA fielding-ready template aimed at general political/civic opinion polling rather than a specific local infrastructure or development project. It covers broad political sentiment questions but isn't built around design-option choices or project-specific concern tracking. Useful as a generic public-opinion starting point, less tailored to a single named local project.
What it does well
- Ready-to-use polling template with SurveySparrow's standard multi-channel distribution
- Likely offers simple branching/skip logic for a political-poll context
- Positioned within a community/civic template category, so audience framing is at least broadly aligned
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up to probe why a resident holds a given support level — reasoning must be captured through fixed-choice questions if at all
- No transparent, published prompt/methodology for how questions were derived
- Not structured around comparing project design options or surfacing what would shift an opponent's position
SurveyMonkey
USA Government Support Programs Survey Template & Sample QuestionsThis template is oriented toward assessing awareness and use of government support/assistance programs, not toward gauging community sentiment on a specific local development or infrastructure project. It's a static, fielding-ready questionnaire good for benchmarking program awareness rather than surfacing design preferences or persuasion levers. The subject matter overlaps only loosely with a local-project engagement poll.
What it does well
- Established survey platform with large template library and standard analytics/reporting
- Question set likely pre-validated for general government-program awareness research
- Easy to launch quickly given SurveyMonkey's mature distribution and panel options
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI interview capability to dig into individual reasoning behind support or opposition to a project
- Not designed to rank or trade off competing project design options (no ranking/max-diff logic evident)
- No transparent per-question prompt methodology published, and no mechanism to surface what would change an opponent's or supporter's stance
Frequently asked questions
What questions are in the “Local Government Project Community Engagement Poll” template?
The template includes 13 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Thanks for weighing in on the (Replace with project name, e.g., 'Riverside Park Redesign') project! This short poll cove…” · “Before today, how familiar were you with the (Replace with project name) project?” · “Where have you mainly heard about this project, if anywhere?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.
How long does this survey take to complete?
Respondents typically finish the 13 questions in about 7 minutes.
Can I customize this template?
Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.
Is this template free to use?
Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.
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