Party affiliation among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area 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…

Metro areaRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area61%16%23%286
Baltimore Metro Area70%10%20%124
Boston Metro Area43%18%38%245
Chicago Metro Area48%18%34%436
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area63%11%26%360
Detroit Metro Area54%16%31%198
Houston Metro Area64%14%23%288
Los Angeles Metro Area48%18%35%496
Miami Metro Area50%14%36%192
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area54%19%28%196
New York City Metro Area47%14%39%729
Philadelphia Metro Area44%15%41%364
Phoenix Metro Area57%18%25%259
Pittsburgh Metro Area50%11%39%144
Providence Metro Area47%22%31%184
Riverside, CA Metro Area55%18%26%184
San Diego Metro Area52%19%28%156
San Francisco Metro Area38%18%44%174
Seattle Metro Area51%20%29%162
St. Louis Metro Area53%15%32%151
Tampa Metro Area48%22%30%162
Washington, DC Metro Area57%15%28%375
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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