Views about environmental regulation among whites by state (2014) Switch to: State among whites by views about environmental protection
% of whites who say…
State | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 50% | 42% | 4% | 4% | 346 |
Alaska | 42% | 54% | 2% | 2% | 226 |
Arizona | 44% | 51% | 2% | 3% | 463 |
Arkansas | 49% | 46% | 3% | 2% | 229 |
California | 36% | 59% | 3% | 2% | 2,098 |
Colorado | 38% | 56% | 2% | 4% | 383 |
Connecticut | 33% | 63% | < 1% | 4% | 286 |
Delaware | 34% | 57% | 4% | 5% | 217 |
District of Columbia | 13% | 81% | 2% | 4% | 124 |
Florida | 40% | 55% | 2% | 3% | 1,311 |
Georgia | 41% | 54% | 1% | 3% | 576 |
Hawaii | 26% | 71% | 1% | 1% | 141 |
Idaho | 46% | 51% | < 1% | 2% | 280 |
Illinois | 37% | 58% | 3% | 2% | 975 |
Indiana | 45% | 52% | 2% | 1% | 532 |
Iowa | 36% | 58% | 3% | 2% | 304 |
Kansas | 40% | 52% | 5% | 3% | 255 |
Kentucky | 50% | 44% | 3% | 3% | 362 |
Louisiana | 47% | 49% | 3% | 2% | 289 |
Maine | 33% | 62% | 3% | 2% | 281 |
Maryland | 36% | 60% | 2% | 2% | 379 |
Massachusetts | 30% | 65% | 1% | 4% | 559 |
Michigan | 39% | 54% | 4% | 4% | 755 |
Minnesota | 35% | 59% | 2% | 3% | 483 |
Mississippi | 49% | 43% | 5% | 2% | 187 |
Missouri | 44% | 52% | 3% | 2% | 516 |
Montana | 58% | 39% | 2% | 2% | 278 |
Nebraska | 41% | 52% | 2% | 5% | 253 |
Nevada | 44% | 51% | 4% | 1% | 200 |
New Hampshire | 30% | 67% | 2% | 1% | 275 |
New Jersey | 32% | 63% | 2% | 3% | 605 |
New Mexico | 43% | 52% | 1% | 4% | 168 |
New York | 31% | 64% | 2% | 2% | 1,319 |
North Carolina | 38% | 56% | 3% | 3% | 712 |
North Dakota | 48% | 44% | 3% | 5% | 307 |
Ohio | 44% | 52% | 2% | 2% | 913 |
Oklahoma | 44% | 51% | 3% | 2% | 277 |
Oregon | 38% | 57% | 3% | 2% | 338 |
Pennsylvania | 41% | 55% | 2% | 2% | 1,124 |
Rhode Island | 25% | 70% | 1% | 4% | 258 |
South Carolina | 44% | 51% | 2% | 3% | 341 |
South Dakota | 50% | 48% | 1% | < 1% | 268 |
Tennessee | 44% | 50% | 3% | 3% | 526 |
Texas | 41% | 53% | 3% | 3% | 1,379 |
Utah | 40% | 51% | 7% | 2% | 274 |
Vermont | 26% | 70% | 1% | 2% | 293 |
Virginia | 43% | 53% | 2% | 2% | 632 |
Washington | 30% | 65% | 3% | 3% | 542 |
West Virginia | 56% | 37% | 3% | 4% | 272 |
Wisconsin | 37% | 59% | 2% | 2% | 512 |
Wyoming | 58% | 35% | 3% | 3% | 277 |
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