THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND CONSTITUENT DEMOGRAPHICS AND PREFERENCES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMNET STRUCTURAL FORMS. IN PARTICULAR, IT FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING THOSE FACTORS RELATED TO A COMMUNITY'S CHOICE OF STRUCTURE AS WELL AS ONES THAT BEST PREDICT CONSTITUENT PREFERENCE FOR THE TYPE OF STRUCTURE. IN ADDITION, AN EFFORT IS MADE TO ASSESS GENERAL VOTER INTEREST IN PURSUING STRUCTURA CHANGE WHEN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS PRESENTS SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY