Views about environmental regulation among conservatives by state (2014) Switch to: State among conservatives by views about environmental protection

% of conservatives who say…

StateStricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economyStricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the costNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama56%34%4%6%267
Alaska62%31%2%5%115
Arizona57%37%3%2%264
Arkansas64%31%3%2%130
California51%42%3%4%1,134
Colorado64%30%2%4%170
Connecticut49%45%1%5%110
Florida53%42%3%3%760
Georgia52%44%2%2%417
Idaho64%31%3%3%138
Illinois56%40%2%2%459
Indiana60%36%2%2%276
Iowa53%40%6%2%142
Kansas56%34%5%5%132
Kentucky60%35%2%3%189
Louisiana52%43%3%1%234
Maryland57%40%2%1%170
Massachusetts50%45%2%3%160
Michigan59%36%3%3%342
Minnesota54%41%1%4%192
Mississippi60%33%6%1%150
Missouri55%39%3%4%251
Montana82%16%1%< 1%138
Nebraska60%32%2%6%132
Nevada60%30%4%6%116
New Hampshire53%45%2%1%102
New Jersey46%47%2%5%271
New Mexico60%34%4%3%106
New York45%48%2%4%606
North Carolina52%40%3%5%411
North Dakota60%34%1%5%161
Ohio61%35%2%1%456
Oklahoma52%46%2%< 1%162
Oregon63%31%3%2%125
Pennsylvania64%34%1%2%498
South Carolina53%43%1%3%218
South Dakota65%34%1%1%139
Tennessee54%39%3%4%322
Texas52%43%2%3%1,050
Utah57%33%7%2%150
Virginia60%37%2%2%344
Washington51%44%3%2%215
West Virginia71%22%5%2%139
Wisconsin59%37%2%2%247
Wyoming77%14%2%6%143
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