Political ideology among nothing in particulars by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among nothing in particulars by political ideology

% of nothing in particulars who are…

Views about size of governmentConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Smaller government; fewer services27%41%23%8%2,446
Bigger government; more services17%31%43%9%2,150
Depends10%35%39%15%174
Don't know14%30%26%30%214
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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