Party affiliation among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by political party

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama63%14%23%233
Alaska64%22%14%129
Arizona63%15%22%265
Arkansas63%13%23%141
California50%19%31%1,268
Colorado71%13%16%194
Connecticut57%20%23%105
Florida53%19%28%768
Georgia59%15%26%383
Idaho71%12%17%141
Illinois47%21%32%485
Indiana59%21%21%282
Iowa61%18%21%123
Kansas68%19%14%136
Kentucky53%13%34%210
Louisiana51%18%32%211
Maine58%24%18%101
Maryland54%14%32%199
Massachusetts47%22%31%197
Michigan55%15%30%348
Minnesota63%13%24%192
Mississippi57%8%35%140
Missouri53%18%29%275
Montana71%14%15%171
Nebraska66%17%18%133
Nevada57%11%32%133
New Jersey44%17%39%283
New Mexico58%11%31%121
New York45%21%34%586
North Carolina56%18%27%387
North Dakota70%12%17%156
Ohio59%15%26%464
Oklahoma61%13%27%170
Oregon52%20%29%148
Pennsylvania55%15%30%532
South Carolina54%19%27%205
South Dakota73%10%17%146
Tennessee61%16%23%299
Texas54%19%27%982
Utah81%11%8%132
Virginia63%14%23%329
Washington57%23%20%207
West Virginia53%14%33%158
Wisconsin63%17%21%226
Wyoming77%14%9%177
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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