Party affiliation among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by political party

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama27%9%64%214
Alaska22%27%51%150
Arizona23%22%55%287
Arkansas23%20%57%138
California16%21%63%2,042
Colorado25%18%57%250
Connecticut16%13%71%210
Delaware15%10%75%160
District of Columbia6%11%83%227
Florida19%19%62%952
Georgia22%19%59%449
Hawaii17%16%67%171
Idaho28%21%50%148
Illinois19%17%63%687
Indiana19%21%60%269
Iowa25%18%57%156
Kansas33%21%47%136
Kentucky26%14%60%183
Louisiana27%11%62%197
Maine18%16%66%160
Maryland13%14%73%357
Massachusetts11%13%76%419
Michigan15%18%66%494
Minnesota19%12%69%303
Mississippi23%15%62%132
Missouri21%17%62%300
Montana24%20%56%130
Nebraska28%14%59%146
Nevada19%20%62%155
New Hampshire19%18%63%175
New Jersey14%18%67%470
New Mexico23%16%61%161
New York15%18%67%1,083
North Carolina24%13%63%509
North Dakota22%23%55%137
Ohio25%15%60%543
Oklahoma30%15%55%174
Oregon19%18%63%242
Pennsylvania20%16%64%631
Rhode Island16%24%59%173
South Carolina21%19%60%234
South Dakota29%12%58%129
Tennessee29%16%54%282
Texas22%22%56%1,137
Utah33%13%54%141
Vermont16%10%74%189
Virginia18%19%64%412
Washington19%20%61%400
West Virginia25%15%60%145
Wisconsin16%14%70%275
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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