Party affiliation among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by political party

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama72%13%15%314
Alaska59%26%15%183
Arizona57%18%25%410
Arkansas63%13%25%172
California48%18%34%1,784
Colorado67%12%21%278
Connecticut48%24%28%196
Delaware46%18%36%146
Florida57%17%27%1,035
Georgia64%16%20%528
Hawaii43%26%31%160
Idaho66%18%17%209
Illinois48%18%34%721
Indiana59%17%24%383
Iowa60%18%22%201
Kansas60%21%19%204
Kentucky62%8%30%245
Louisiana61%15%24%262
Maine52%19%28%180
Maryland58%12%30%298
Massachusetts47%18%34%325
Michigan52%18%30%545
Minnesota54%16%29%331
Mississippi63%8%29%178
Missouri56%15%29%402
Montana61%19%19%215
Nebraska64%12%24%202
Nevada51%17%32%194
New Hampshire48%20%32%180
New Jersey53%16%31%437
New Mexico59%14%28%153
New York46%18%35%882
North Carolina60%18%22%559
North Dakota64%13%23%233
Ohio57%17%26%682
Oklahoma59%15%26%240
Oregon49%23%29%228
Pennsylvania55%13%32%793
Rhode Island46%21%33%155
South Carolina62%18%20%271
South Dakota67%6%27%212
Tennessee65%16%19%407
Texas61%15%23%1,330
Utah69%14%17%222
Vermont50%11%39%143
Virginia66%17%17%516
Washington52%20%28%386
West Virginia60%13%27%188
Wisconsin58%15%27%369
Wyoming71%13%16%230
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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