Party affiliation 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 political party

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

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama23%13%64%166
Alaska15%32%53%108
Arizona15%24%61%209
Arkansas27%17%57%124
California16%22%62%1,638
Colorado15%21%64%185
Connecticut15%11%74%151
Delaware13%13%74%126
District of Columbia5%13%82%210
Florida20%18%62%830
Georgia16%18%66%370
Hawaii14%12%74%123
Illinois18%18%64%514
Indiana20%20%60%228
Iowa14%21%65%110
Kentucky22%15%63%157
Louisiana20%18%62%176
Maryland5%14%81%301
Massachusetts10%12%77%314
Michigan10%18%72%354
Minnesota19%8%72%196
Mississippi22%17%61%115
Missouri18%19%64%201
Nevada15%18%67%104
New Hampshire15%19%66%103
New Jersey13%19%68%382
New Mexico19%14%67%134
New York15%18%66%946
North Carolina21%11%68%381
Ohio19%17%64%363
Oklahoma26%14%60%121
Oregon12%17%71%158
Pennsylvania19%15%66%472
Rhode Island15%20%65%124
South Carolina20%14%66%184
Tennessee28%10%62%206
Texas19%25%55%1,016
Vermont10%16%74%134
Virginia12%18%70%309
Washington12%24%65%274
Wisconsin16%16%68%201
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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