Unlocking Local Leadership: Why Rural People Step Forward to Help Their Communities

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Reports on attitudes toward and experiences of community engagement and formal leadership among people in rural areas via a poll conducted in June and July of 2025. Provides data on rural quality of life, community cohesion, community involvement, and facilitators and obstacles to leadership, with urban data comparisons for select topics.

11/2025

Gallup, LOR Foundation

Community engagement and volunteerism · Leadership · Networking and collaboration · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data