Views about government aid to the poor among republicans and Republican leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among republicans and Republican leaners by views about government aid to the poor

% of republicans and Republican leaners who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama73%21%4%1%268
Alaska69%27%3%2%138
Arizona71%24%2%3%291
Arkansas72%24%< 1%3%140
California66%30%3%2%1,203
Colorado67%30%2%2%213
Connecticut69%27%2%1%124
Florida70%25%4%1%812
Georgia71%26%3%1%416
Idaho66%26%7%1%157
Illinois65%31%3%1%460
Indiana78%17%3%2%286
Iowa65%31%4%< 1%140
Kansas62%32%5%1%158
Kentucky65%25%8%3%188
Louisiana68%28%1%2%198
Maine68%26%6%< 1%108
Maryland75%22%2%1%192
Massachusetts73%22%3%2%197
Michigan72%23%4%1%336
Minnesota71%25%4%< 1%215
Mississippi75%22%1%2%142
Missouri70%24%4%3%266
Montana75%20%< 1%4%155
Nebraska73%25%2%< 1%156
Nevada70%26%2%2%133
New Hampshire66%29%4%< 1%116
New Jersey68%26%2%4%297
New Mexico65%32%1%2%106
New York62%31%5%2%604
North Carolina66%29%3%1%412
North Dakota79%17%3%< 1%176
Ohio68%28%3%1%485
Oklahoma65%30%3%2%177
Oregon65%33%2%< 1%141
Pennsylvania69%24%4%3%546
South Carolina66%25%5%4%218
South Dakota71%25%3%1%169
Tennessee67%28%4%1%333
Texas70%26%3%1%1,080
Utah71%27%1%1%174
Virginia76%18%4%1%389
Washington64%32%2%2%236
West Virginia67%27%5%1%125
Wisconsin76%18%3%2%263
Wyoming80%15%4%1%190
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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