Gender composition 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 gender

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

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama58%42%314
Alaska58%42%183
Arizona53%47%410
Arkansas56%44%172
California55%45%1,784
Colorado55%45%278
Connecticut47%53%196
Delaware44%56%146
Florida57%43%1,035
Georgia54%46%528
Hawaii55%45%160
Idaho53%47%209
Illinois56%44%721
Indiana57%43%383
Iowa55%45%201
Kansas52%48%204
Kentucky59%41%245
Louisiana56%44%262
Maine56%44%180
Maryland58%42%298
Massachusetts55%45%325
Michigan55%45%545
Minnesota51%49%331
Mississippi54%46%178
Missouri53%47%402
Montana57%43%215
Nebraska50%50%202
Nevada54%46%194
New Hampshire52%48%180
New Jersey54%46%437
New Mexico49%51%153
New York54%46%882
North Carolina57%43%559
North Dakota62%38%233
Ohio54%46%682
Oklahoma58%42%240
Oregon57%43%228
Pennsylvania55%45%793
Rhode Island48%52%155
South Carolina58%42%271
South Dakota51%49%212
Tennessee52%48%407
Texas55%45%1,330
Utah55%45%222
Vermont49%51%143
Virginia57%43%516
Washington54%46%386
West Virginia58%42%188
Wisconsin55%45%369
Wyoming56%44%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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