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

% of men who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama68%30%1%1%256
Alaska62%36%< 1%1%152
Arizona64%32%3%1%352
Arkansas64%33%2%2%163
California50%43%5%3%1,868
Colorado57%33%5%5%283
Connecticut51%46%1%2%190
Delaware44%46%4%6%127
District of Columbia24%70%4%2%146
Florida55%38%3%4%1,051
Georgia57%36%3%4%469
Hawaii54%37%6%2%161
Idaho72%23%3%2%155
Illinois58%35%3%3%656
Indiana66%28%3%3%330
Iowa63%32%3%2%175
Kansas67%24%3%7%171
Kentucky65%28%4%3%210
Louisiana62%33%3%2%231
Maine70%25%3%3%136
Maryland58%32%1%8%325
Massachusetts53%40%3%5%348
Michigan63%30%3%4%477
Minnesota60%32%4%3%273
Mississippi63%30%2%5%153
Missouri66%30%2%2%324
Montana76%22%1%2%174
Nebraska67%30%1%2%154
Nevada61%33%4%3%183
New Hampshire68%27%2%3%142
New Jersey50%43%3%4%426
New Mexico46%49%1%4%153
New York47%47%3%3%878
North Carolina61%35%2%3%509
North Dakota77%16%3%4%191
Ohio66%27%4%3%533
Oklahoma71%26%3%1%194
Oregon64%31%1%5%207
Pennsylvania64%30%2%4%633
Rhode Island49%37%9%5%143
South Carolina65%30%2%4%226
South Dakota71%26%2%1%155
Tennessee62%32%2%4%337
Texas54%40%3%3%1,325
Utah74%21%3%2%172
Vermont45%46%6%3%162
Virginia67%27%4%3%465
Washington58%33%3%5%344
West Virginia69%25%4%3%150
Wisconsin68%29%2%1%311
Wyoming78%15%1%5%165
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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