Political ideology among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by political ideology

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama61%23%8%8%233
Alaska52%33%10%5%129
Arizona56%25%13%6%265
Arkansas57%29%10%4%141
California46%33%15%6%1,268
Colorado58%22%15%6%194
Connecticut49%31%12%7%105
Florida51%27%15%7%768
Georgia58%25%11%6%383
Idaho60%25%11%4%141
Illinois48%30%15%7%485
Indiana56%25%12%7%282
Iowa62%17%13%7%123
Kansas55%28%14%3%136
Kentucky53%27%14%6%210
Louisiana60%26%7%7%211
Maine53%32%10%5%101
Maryland47%30%11%12%199
Massachusetts38%38%17%7%197
Michigan55%28%11%6%348
Minnesota54%29%12%6%192
Mississippi62%21%13%3%140
Missouri49%28%15%8%275
Montana65%23%9%4%171
Nebraska60%24%5%10%133
Nevada49%31%13%7%133
New Jersey42%38%14%6%283
New Mexico53%33%5%9%121
New York44%32%17%8%586
North Carolina55%26%14%5%387
North Dakota58%26%14%3%156
Ohio58%24%12%5%464
Oklahoma47%32%15%7%170
Oregon50%28%18%4%148
Pennsylvania57%24%12%6%532
South Carolina53%29%10%8%205
South Dakota64%24%9%4%146
Tennessee55%24%12%8%299
Texas54%24%16%6%982
Utah61%24%12%3%132
Virginia61%26%10%3%329
Washington54%29%11%5%207
West Virginia62%26%8%4%158
Wisconsin65%25%7%3%226
Wyoming58%28%5%8%177
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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