Views about government aid to the poor among conservatives by state (2014) Switch to: State among conservatives by views about government aid to the poor

% of conservatives who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama68%28%4%1%267
Alaska67%29%2%1%115
Arizona70%24%5%1%264
Arkansas65%30%2%3%130
California57%38%3%2%1,134
Colorado68%26%3%3%170
Connecticut67%30%3%< 1%110
Florida60%33%4%2%760
Georgia64%31%4%1%417
Idaho64%27%6%3%138
Illinois60%37%3%< 1%459
Indiana73%22%3%1%276
Iowa67%28%5%< 1%142
Kansas71%23%6%< 1%132
Kentucky64%25%10%2%189
Louisiana59%37%2%2%234
Maryland68%29%2%1%170
Massachusetts69%27%3%1%160
Michigan66%30%3%1%342
Minnesota70%23%5%2%192
Mississippi65%29%4%3%150
Missouri69%27%2%2%251
Montana76%20%< 1%4%138
Nebraska73%24%3%1%132
Nevada65%34%2%< 1%116
New Hampshire65%27%3%4%102
New Jersey54%41%1%3%271
New Mexico62%32%3%3%106
New York53%39%7%1%606
North Carolina57%38%3%2%411
North Dakota72%26%1%1%161
Ohio61%34%4%1%456
Oklahoma69%28%1%2%162
Oregon68%26%6%1%125
Pennsylvania66%27%4%2%498
South Carolina57%35%5%3%218
South Dakota68%30%1%1%139
Tennessee64%33%2%2%322
Texas62%33%3%3%1,050
Utah71%25%3%1%150
Virginia65%26%7%2%344
Washington63%34%3%1%215
West Virginia61%33%3%2%139
Wisconsin73%23%2%2%247
Wyoming84%14%2%< 1%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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