The City of Austin FY 2021 Budget Survey - Report

This budgeting survey was collaboratively designed by the City of Austin Budget Office and the Stanford Crowdsourced Democracy Team. The purpose was to gain constructive insights into the budgeting prefer- ences of residents of Austin as input for the FY2021 budget process.
The survey was first published on May 1 with an anticipated end date of May 31, and then extended due to popular demand into June. It was designed before the impact of the COVID-19 crisis became apparent, and the increased attention for the Black Lives Matter movement in May.

The survey was completed and submitted by 37,006 respondents. We observe a steep increase of the number of responses on May 31, which coincided with an increased activity in the Black Lives Matter movement after the killing of George Floyd by the hands of police and calls for reducing police funding in general.