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County switches to National Community Survey platform for 2026 biennial survey; aims for interactive reporting

Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners · February 10, 2026

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Summary

County staff said the 2026 biennial survey will use the National Community Survey (Polco) platform, include mail and online responses, enable custom benchmarks and an interactive dashboard, and will be sent to a large random sample with a target margin of error below 5%.

Allison Bechtash (Interim communications) and Jason Neumeier (Polco) presented the county's 2026 biennial community survey plan, explaining the move to the National Community Survey (NCS) platform to provide interactive dashboards, longitudinal comparisons and customizable benchmark communities.

Jason Neumeier demonstrated the NCS dashboard using a sample dataset and…

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