Views about government aid to the poor by state (2014) Switch to: State by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults who say government aid to the poor…
State | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 53% | 40% | 5% | 2% | 511 |
Alaska | 45% | 47% | 6% | 2% | 310 |
Arizona | 49% | 43% | 4% | 4% | 653 |
Arkansas | 48% | 47% | 2% | 2% | 311 |
California | 38% | 56% | 4% | 2% | 3,697 |
Colorado | 44% | 50% | 3% | 2% | 504 |
Connecticut | 41% | 54% | 4% | 1% | 377 |
Delaware | 43% | 51% | 4% | 2% | 301 |
District of Columbia | 21% | 74% | 3% | 2% | 303 |
Florida | 46% | 49% | 4% | 2% | 2,020 |
Georgia | 46% | 47% | 5% | 2% | 968 |
Hawaii | 43% | 50% | 6% | 1% | 312 |
Idaho | 48% | 45% | 5% | 2% | 320 |
Illinois | 42% | 52% | 3% | 2% | 1,326 |
Indiana | 56% | 38% | 5% | 2% | 654 |
Iowa | 45% | 51% | 4% | < 1% | 330 |
Kansas | 48% | 45% | 6% | 1% | 307 |
Kentucky | 49% | 41% | 8% | 3% | 439 |
Louisiana | 48% | 44% | 4% | 4% | 465 |
Maine | 41% | 52% | 4% | 3% | 303 |
Maryland | 40% | 54% | 4% | 2% | 644 |
Massachusetts | 39% | 56% | 3% | 2% | 704 |
Michigan | 44% | 50% | 4% | 2% | 982 |
Minnesota | 43% | 52% | 4% | 1% | 563 |
Mississippi | 51% | 43% | 4% | 3% | 309 |
Missouri | 48% | 47% | 4% | 2% | 642 |
Montana | 55% | 42% | 1% | 2% | 312 |
Nebraska | 55% | 42% | 2% | 1% | 312 |
Nevada | 45% | 50% | 4% | 1% | 314 |
New Hampshire | 40% | 54% | 3% | 3% | 303 |
New Jersey | 39% | 55% | 3% | 3% | 886 |
New Mexico | 41% | 51% | 3% | 4% | 312 |
New York | 38% | 55% | 5% | 2% | 1,966 |
North Carolina | 44% | 50% | 4% | 2% | 1,022 |
North Dakota | 55% | 39% | 4% | 2% | 338 |
Ohio | 47% | 47% | 4% | 2% | 1,132 |
Oklahoma | 49% | 45% | 3% | 3% | 391 |
Oregon | 39% | 56% | 5% | 1% | 419 |
Pennsylvania | 48% | 46% | 4% | 2% | 1,366 |
Rhode Island | 39% | 56% | 1% | 4% | 305 |
South Carolina | 42% | 50% | 5% | 2% | 495 |
South Dakota | 52% | 45% | 2% | 1% | 305 |
Tennessee | 47% | 47% | 4% | 3% | 661 |
Texas | 47% | 46% | 4% | 3% | 2,535 |
Utah | 53% | 45% | 1% | 1% | 315 |
Vermont | 34% | 61% | 3% | 2% | 306 |
Virginia | 49% | 44% | 4% | 3% | 882 |
Washington | 40% | 56% | 3% | 2% | 714 |
West Virginia | 47% | 47% | 5% | 1% | 309 |
Wisconsin | 49% | 47% | 2% | 2% | 600 |
Wyoming | 61% | 32% | 5% | 2% | 316 |
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