Political ideology among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by political ideology

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama63%28%5%4%314
Alaska51%37%10%2%183
Arizona51%32%11%6%410
Arkansas54%36%7%3%172
California41%36%18%5%1,784
Colorado50%32%14%4%278
Connecticut45%36%14%5%196
Delaware36%43%16%6%146
Florida49%34%12%6%1,035
Georgia56%30%11%3%528
Hawaii33%48%11%8%160
Idaho55%27%13%5%209
Illinois43%36%16%5%721
Indiana53%32%10%5%383
Iowa57%26%12%6%201
Kansas51%30%17%2%204
Kentucky52%28%15%5%245
Louisiana60%28%7%5%262
Maine46%32%20%2%180
Maryland39%43%13%6%298
Massachusetts32%47%17%4%325
Michigan48%33%14%5%545
Minnesota49%30%15%6%331
Mississippi58%31%10%2%178
Missouri53%29%13%5%402
Montana55%30%11%4%215
Nebraska53%31%12%3%202
Nevada44%40%12%3%194
New Hampshire44%32%20%3%180
New Jersey40%35%19%6%437
New Mexico46%37%11%6%153
New York43%34%19%4%882
North Carolina52%33%12%2%559
North Dakota53%33%12%2%233
Ohio49%32%14%5%682
Oklahoma49%33%11%6%240
Oregon42%36%18%4%228
Pennsylvania47%35%12%6%793
Rhode Island39%44%16%1%155
South Carolina52%34%9%5%271
South Dakota58%32%8%3%212
Tennessee62%22%11%6%407
Texas53%31%12%5%1,330
Utah55%34%10%2%222
Vermont48%36%14%3%143
Virginia51%37%8%4%516
Washington42%36%15%7%386
West Virginia60%28%7%5%188
Wisconsin56%33%7%3%369
Wyoming48%34%11%7%230
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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