Party affiliation among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by political party

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama40%13%48%237
Alaska20%32%49%165
Arizona24%21%55%355
Arkansas28%19%54%158
California19%19%61%2,208
Colorado23%16%61%282
Connecticut18%17%65%259
Delaware18%15%67%184
District of Columbia7%13%80%226
Florida27%18%55%1,147
Georgia30%19%51%539
Hawaii22%22%57%208
Idaho32%22%46%172
Illinois23%17%60%772
Indiana28%21%51%339
Iowa29%18%52%189
Kansas33%21%46%150
Kentucky32%12%56%198
Louisiana35%14%52%227
Maine26%11%64%185
Maryland20%13%67%415
Massachusetts19%11%70%466
Michigan21%18%61%547
Minnesota27%12%61%342
Mississippi34%14%52%147
Missouri31%17%53%337
Montana21%26%53%130
Nebraska35%15%49%155
Nevada18%21%60%162
New Hampshire27%19%53%207
New Jersey23%19%57%551
New Mexico24%15%62%169
New York20%17%63%1,273
North Carolina31%15%54%569
North Dakota31%21%48%160
Ohio28%20%52%602
Oklahoma34%15%51%192
Oregon20%20%60%247
Pennsylvania27%14%58%776
Rhode Island29%19%53%203
South Carolina33%17%50%265
South Dakota34%9%57%152
Tennessee36%13%51%318
Texas31%20%49%1,405
Utah32%19%49%159
Vermont24%10%66%213
Virginia28%21%51%511
Washington23%20%56%470
West Virginia32%18%50%130
Wisconsin29%14%57%344
Wyoming33%20%47%111
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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