Views about size of government among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by views about size of government
% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who would rather have…
State | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 45% | 46% | 5% | 4% | 194 |
Alaska | 48% | 47% | 2% | 3% | 191 |
Arizona | 54% | 41% | 3% | 2% | 337 |
Arkansas | 52% | 43% | 3% | 2% | 122 |
California | 43% | 49% | 4% | 4% | 2,288 |
Colorado | 42% | 48% | 5% | 4% | 311 |
Connecticut | 47% | 46% | 4% | 3% | 262 |
Delaware | 49% | 46% | 3% | 2% | 176 |
District of Columbia | 19% | 74% | 4% | 2% | 223 |
Florida | 42% | 51% | 3% | 4% | 1,153 |
Georgia | 46% | 46% | 3% | 5% | 469 |
Hawaii | 51% | 44% | 5% | 1% | 213 |
Idaho | 58% | 35% | 4% | 3% | 154 |
Illinois | 44% | 50% | 3% | 4% | 760 |
Indiana | 50% | 44% | 2% | 4% | 301 |
Iowa | 41% | 50% | 3% | 6% | 164 |
Kansas | 59% | 33% | 3% | 5% | 148 |
Kentucky | 54% | 40% | 5% | 1% | 164 |
Louisiana | 48% | 46% | 1% | 4% | 190 |
Maine | 55% | 38% | 4% | 3% | 199 |
Maryland | 44% | 51% | 1% | 4% | 424 |
Massachusetts | 42% | 50% | 3% | 5% | 524 |
Michigan | 50% | 42% | 4% | 3% | 537 |
Minnesota | 51% | 42% | 3% | 3% | 303 |
Mississippi | 46% | 47% | 2% | 4% | 110 |
Missouri | 52% | 42% | 2% | 4% | 305 |
Montana | 56% | 35% | 4% | 5% | 169 |
Nebraska | 56% | 40% | 2% | 1% | 144 |
Nevada | 51% | 43% | 4% | 2% | 198 |
New Hampshire | 59% | 36% | 2% | 3% | 195 |
New Jersey | 43% | 51% | 4% | 3% | 539 |
New Mexico | 41% | 51% | 5% | 3% | 173 |
New York | 40% | 54% | 3% | 3% | 1,287 |
North Carolina | 44% | 49% | 4% | 3% | 525 |
North Dakota | 65% | 30% | 1% | 4% | 157 |
Ohio | 53% | 39% | 4% | 4% | 558 |
Oklahoma | 51% | 43% | 4% | 2% | 192 |
Oregon | 47% | 46% | 3% | 4% | 266 |
Pennsylvania | 51% | 42% | 3% | 4% | 713 |
Rhode Island | 45% | 43% | 7% | 5% | 198 |
South Carolina | 47% | 44% | 3% | 5% | 219 |
South Dakota | 56% | 38% | 2% | 4% | 149 |
Tennessee | 49% | 42% | 3% | 6% | 267 |
Texas | 44% | 48% | 3% | 4% | 1,164 |
Utah | 46% | 45% | 5% | 4% | 140 |
Vermont | 42% | 51% | 3% | 4% | 218 |
Virginia | 51% | 44% | 2% | 2% | 502 |
Washington | 47% | 45% | 4% | 3% | 437 |
West Virginia | 56% | 36% | 3% | 5% | 118 |
Wisconsin | 50% | 44% | 3% | 3% | 311 |
Wyoming | 63% | 28% | 2% | 7% | 151 |
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