Views about government aid to the poor among Christians by state (2014) Switch to: State among Christians by views about government aid to the poor
% of Christians 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% | 39% | 5% | 2% | 443 |
Alaska | 55% | 38% | 5% | 3% | 187 |
Arizona | 54% | 39% | 5% | 2% | 448 |
Arkansas | 53% | 43% | 2% | 2% | 247 |
California | 44% | 50% | 4% | 2% | 2,289 |
Colorado | 53% | 43% | 2% | 2% | 323 |
Connecticut | 44% | 52% | 3% | 1% | 251 |
Delaware | 44% | 51% | 3% | 2% | 209 |
District of Columbia | 23% | 72% | 3% | 1% | 188 |
Florida | 49% | 45% | 5% | 1% | 1,415 |
Georgia | 48% | 46% | 4% | 2% | 781 |
Hawaii | 46% | 50% | 4% | < 1% | 185 |
Idaho | 54% | 37% | 6% | 2% | 222 |
Illinois | 45% | 49% | 4% | 2% | 977 |
Indiana | 62% | 33% | 4% | 1% | 492 |
Iowa | 49% | 47% | 4% | 1% | 261 |
Kansas | 53% | 41% | 5% | < 1% | 241 |
Kentucky | 52% | 38% | 7% | 3% | 345 |
Louisiana | 47% | 45% | 3% | 4% | 387 |
Maine | 48% | 44% | 6% | 3% | 191 |
Maryland | 46% | 49% | 4% | 2% | 433 |
Massachusetts | 47% | 48% | 2% | 3% | 412 |
Michigan | 48% | 47% | 4% | 2% | 717 |
Minnesota | 49% | 45% | 5% | 1% | 433 |
Mississippi | 52% | 42% | 4% | 3% | 269 |
Missouri | 51% | 44% | 4% | 1% | 486 |
Montana | 61% | 35% | 2% | 3% | 202 |
Nebraska | 62% | 35% | 2% | 1% | 243 |
Nevada | 47% | 50% | 3% | < 1% | 207 |
New Hampshire | 51% | 44% | 4% | < 1% | 188 |
New Jersey | 40% | 56% | 3% | 2% | 611 |
New Mexico | 47% | 48% | 2% | 4% | 222 |
New York | 42% | 50% | 5% | 2% | 1,222 |
North Carolina | 47% | 47% | 4% | 2% | 796 |
North Dakota | 59% | 34% | 4% | 3% | 276 |
Ohio | 52% | 44% | 3% | 2% | 863 |
Oklahoma | 52% | 43% | 3% | 3% | 312 |
Oregon | 47% | 45% | 6% | 1% | 244 |
Pennsylvania | 52% | 42% | 4% | 2% | 1,037 |
Rhode Island | 38% | 57% | 2% | 4% | 239 |
South Carolina | 47% | 45% | 5% | 3% | 394 |
South Dakota | 56% | 41% | 2% | 1% | 242 |
Tennessee | 50% | 44% | 4% | 2% | 552 |
Texas | 48% | 45% | 4% | 3% | 1,979 |
Utah | 61% | 37% | 1% | 1% | 234 |
Vermont | 48% | 47% | 4% | 2% | 156 |
Virginia | 52% | 41% | 4% | 3% | 644 |
Washington | 46% | 48% | 4% | 2% | 444 |
West Virginia | 47% | 47% | 6% | 1% | 245 |
Wisconsin | 56% | 40% | 2% | 3% | 439 |
Wyoming | 65% | 30% | 3% | 2% | 225 |
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