Political ideology 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 ideology

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

Metro areaConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area31%37%27%5%301
Baltimore Metro Area20%39%40%1%152
Boston Metro Area15%30%51%5%337
Chicago Metro Area19%38%36%7%541
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area29%42%25%3%396
Detroit Metro Area23%38%36%4%215
Houston Metro Area31%40%24%6%303
Los Angeles Metro Area20%37%40%3%669
Miami Metro Area23%32%36%9%302
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area24%31%41%4%225
New York City Metro Area22%35%39%4%1,177
Philadelphia Metro Area15%41%39%5%464
Phoenix Metro Area23%37%35%5%219
Pittsburgh Metro Area18%49%20%13%133
Providence Metro Area21%41%32%7%233
Riverside, CA Metro Area31%37%28%4%210
San Diego Metro Area19%42%34%6%173
San Francisco Metro Area13%32%50%5%358
Seattle Metro Area14%31%46%10%238
St. Louis Metro Area21%39%30%9%160
Tampa Metro Area24%41%31%5%190
Washington, DC Metro Area17%40%38%5%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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