Views about size of government among conservatives by state (2014) Switch to: State among conservatives by views about size of government

% of conservatives who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama71%27%2%1%267
Alaska83%17%< 1%< 1%115
Arizona76%22%2%1%264
Arkansas70%29%< 1%1%130
California59%37%2%2%1,134
Colorado78%18%1%3%170
Connecticut71%28%1%< 1%110
Florida62%32%2%4%760
Georgia68%28%2%2%417
Idaho85%13%1%1%138
Illinois68%27%2%2%459
Indiana74%24%1%2%276
Iowa80%19%< 1%< 1%142
Kansas83%12%3%2%132
Kentucky66%29%3%3%189
Louisiana63%33%2%2%234
Maryland70%27%< 1%2%170
Massachusetts63%31%3%4%160
Michigan76%22%1%1%342
Minnesota83%14%2%2%192
Mississippi70%28%< 1%2%150
Missouri82%14%1%3%251
Montana83%14%< 1%2%138
Nebraska85%13%< 1%2%132
Nevada75%23%2%< 1%116
New Hampshire83%16%< 1%1%102
New Jersey61%35%< 1%3%271
New Mexico59%32%6%3%106
New York60%36%2%2%606
North Carolina66%30%2%3%411
North Dakota79%16%2%3%161
Ohio72%23%2%3%456
Oklahoma77%19%3%1%162
Oregon77%20%< 1%3%125
Pennsylvania73%23%1%2%498
South Carolina65%31%1%3%218
South Dakota83%14%1%2%139
Tennessee77%19%1%3%322
Texas64%32%2%2%1,050
Utah82%13%2%3%150
Virginia74%23%2%1%344
Washington75%21%1%3%215
West Virginia74%21%1%4%139
Wisconsin82%16%1%1%247
Wyoming84%10%1%5%143
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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