Racial and ethnic composition among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by race/ethnicity

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alabama46%47%< 1%4%3%163
Alaska55%4%6%9%27%106
Arizona43%9%5%34%9%208
Arkansas56%29%1%10%3%122
California29%8%15%45%3%1,624
Colorado62%4%1%30%3%184
Connecticut59%16%5%18%2%150
Delaware51%34%5%7%3%123
District of Columbia34%50%3%10%3%210
Florida46%21%1%30%2%822
Georgia33%50%1%12%5%365
Hawaii17%3%46%12%23%122
Illinois53%23%4%17%3%510
Indiana70%18%< 1%9%3%226
Iowa81%7%2%5%5%110
Kentucky81%11%< 1%5%3%156
Louisiana33%54%< 1%8%4%175
Maryland40%40%4%10%5%296
Massachusetts64%9%4%15%7%309
Michigan65%24%1%6%4%352
Minnesota77%9%3%5%5%194
Mississippi34%62%< 1%2%1%114
Missouri68%21%2%6%3%199
Nevada32%13%7%39%10%104
New Hampshire91%1%1%5%1%101
New Jersey47%18%8%24%3%376
New Mexico33%1%2%55%10%133
New York46%19%7%23%5%929
North Carolina48%37%2%11%3%376
Ohio73%19%3%4%2%361
Oklahoma53%14%< 1%16%17%121
Oregon80%1%3%11%4%154
Pennsylvania68%19%3%8%2%468
Rhode Island76%4%< 1%19%1%124
South Carolina42%46%< 1%9%3%184
Tennessee66%23%1%9%1%203
Texas27%16%3%50%3%1,009
Vermont93%1%1%4%1%134
Virginia45%32%6%14%4%307
Washington62%6%8%16%9%270
Wisconsin77%7%3%9%4%199
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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