Party affiliation among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by political party

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost who identify as…

Metro areaRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area26%19%55%301
Baltimore Metro Area26%11%62%152
Boston Metro Area20%10%71%337
Chicago Metro Area21%17%61%541
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area33%18%49%396
Detroit Metro Area20%18%62%215
Houston Metro Area34%16%50%303
Los Angeles Metro Area19%19%62%669
Miami Metro Area18%21%62%302
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area28%11%61%225
New York City Metro Area20%16%65%1,177
Philadelphia Metro Area20%12%68%464
Phoenix Metro Area23%21%56%219
Pittsburgh Metro Area26%13%60%133
Providence Metro Area28%20%52%233
Riverside, CA Metro Area27%25%48%210
San Diego Metro Area20%18%62%173
San Francisco Metro Area10%14%76%358
Seattle Metro Area21%21%58%238
St. Louis Metro Area23%16%60%160
Tampa Metro Area26%19%55%190
Washington, DC Metro Area18%15%67%650
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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