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

% of whites who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama67%26%4%3%346
Alaska61%33%2%4%226
Arizona69%26%2%2%463
Arkansas66%29%1%4%229
California58%33%5%4%2,098
Colorado58%34%5%3%383
Connecticut59%35%3%4%286
Delaware60%33%3%4%217
District of Columbia29%65%4%2%124
Florida59%34%3%4%1,311
Georgia69%24%3%4%576
Hawaii63%25%5%6%141
Idaho68%26%3%2%280
Illinois59%35%3%3%975
Indiana63%30%3%4%532
Iowa61%34%2%4%304
Kansas70%21%4%5%255
Kentucky56%35%4%4%362
Louisiana73%22%2%3%289
Maine60%32%4%4%281
Maryland61%32%2%5%379
Massachusetts55%39%2%4%559
Michigan61%31%3%5%755
Minnesota61%32%3%4%483
Mississippi72%23%1%4%187
Missouri67%27%2%4%516
Montana66%27%2%4%278
Nebraska73%23%1%3%253
Nevada71%21%6%2%200
New Hampshire64%31%2%3%275
New Jersey56%38%4%3%605
New Mexico56%35%5%3%168
New York53%41%3%3%1,319
North Carolina63%29%3%5%712
North Dakota70%25%2%3%307
Ohio63%30%3%4%913
Oklahoma69%26%2%3%277
Oregon57%38%1%4%338
Pennsylvania62%31%3%4%1,124
Rhode Island52%40%2%6%258
South Carolina68%25%2%6%341
South Dakota73%22%2%3%268
Tennessee63%30%3%4%526
Texas67%25%3%4%1,379
Utah71%22%2%5%274
Vermont47%45%4%4%293
Virginia69%26%2%2%632
Washington61%32%4%4%542
West Virginia59%30%5%5%272
Wisconsin64%31%2%3%512
Wyoming75%17%1%7%277
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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