This statistic shows the outcome of a survey done in the Netherlands in 2016 in which respondents were asked the following question: ''How much influence do you think a mayor has?'' As of 2016, roughly 40 percent of the Dutch respondents indicated they think the mayor's influence is limited.
March 22, 2016 to March 25, 2016 and May 3, 2016 to May 9, 2016
Number of respondents
1040 & 1034**
Age group
18-80 years old
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
** N=1,040 for the first poll of March 2016 and N=1,034 for the second poll of May 2016
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.
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Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. (July 6, 2016). How much influence do you think a mayor has?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/701388/perceived-influence-of-mayors-in-the-netherlands/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. "How much influence do you think a mayor has?*." Chart. July 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701388/perceived-influence-of-mayors-in-the-netherlands/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. (2016). How much influence do you think a mayor has?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701388/perceived-influence-of-mayors-in-the-netherlands/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. "How Much Influence Do You Think a Mayor Has?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701388/perceived-influence-of-mayors-in-the-netherlands/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, How much influence do you think a mayor has?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701388/perceived-influence-of-mayors-in-the-netherlands/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 21, 2025)
How much influence do you think a mayor has?* [Graph], Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, July 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/701388/perceived-influence-of-mayors-in-the-netherlands/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
