Party affiliation among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by political party

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama72%15%13%262
Alaska59%30%10%135
Arizona58%16%26%325
Arkansas68%11%21%155
California51%19%30%1,423
Colorado62%14%23%227
Connecticut53%24%23%147
Delaware46%23%31%121
Florida57%18%26%953
Georgia62%13%25%460
Hawaii46%21%33%123
Idaho67%15%18%150
Illinois50%19%30%566
Indiana59%18%23%343
Iowa60%18%22%158
Kansas60%24%16%154
Kentucky58%11%31%216
Louisiana58%16%25%235
Maine59%17%23%125
Maryland57%12%30%254
Massachusetts52%18%30%248
Michigan55%17%28%425
Minnesota65%16%19%231
Mississippi65%6%29%157
Missouri60%17%23%312
Montana68%21%11%171
Nebraska63%18%19%156
Nevada56%13%31%143
New Hampshire58%19%22%108
New Jersey52%19%29%362
New Mexico58%11%32%131
New York46%19%35%748
North Carolina61%18%21%451
North Dakota71%12%17%179
Ohio60%18%22%526
Oklahoma60%14%26%190
Oregon54%23%23%158
Pennsylvania56%15%30%640
Rhode Island50%19%32%116
South Carolina67%14%18%227
South Dakota72%9%19%164
Tennessee68%12%19%339
Texas59%18%23%1,231
Utah72%18%9%164
Virginia67%16%17%412
Washington54%26%20%276
West Virginia62%14%24%144
Wisconsin65%17%18%299
Wyoming75%13%13%195
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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