Views about government aid to the poor among democrats and Democratic leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among democrats and Democratic leaners by views about government aid to the poor

% of democrats and Democratic leaners who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama20%74%3%3%181
Alaska14%74%10%1%107
Arizona32%60%4%3%243
Arkansas26%70%2%2%122
California23%71%4%2%1,856
Colorado25%69%4%2%211
Connecticut19%76%4%< 1%193
Delaware25%70%4%2%161
District of Columbia12%84%3%1%223
Florida27%68%4%1%872
Georgia28%68%3%2%396
Hawaii28%65%7%< 1%159
Idaho26%70%1%2%111
Illinois27%70%3%< 1%632
Indiana35%61%4%1%254
Iowa25%73%2%< 1%136
Kentucky35%57%6%2%195
Louisiana29%64%4%3%200
Maine21%73%4%2%152
Maryland22%72%4%1%372
Massachusetts21%76%2%1%404
Michigan26%70%2%2%470
Minnesota18%78%4%< 1%273
Mississippi35%63%1%1%128
Missouri27%70%3%< 1%271
Montana20%78%1%1%107
Nebraska29%69%< 1%2%112
Nevada31%67%2%< 1%133
New Hampshire20%76%< 1%3%141
New Jersey22%73%3%2%444
New Mexico27%66%3%3%164
New York25%70%4%1%1,025
North Carolina21%73%4%1%458
North Dakota28%66%2%4%108
Ohio26%70%2%1%472
Oklahoma31%63%2%4%161
Oregon19%75%6%< 1%207
Pennsylvania31%64%3%1%641
Rhode Island25%69%1%5%153
South Carolina20%77%3%< 1%188
South Dakota26%71%1%2%109
Tennessee25%70%2%3%232
Texas27%66%5%3%979
Utah16%82%2%< 1%100
Vermont19%79%1%1%178
Virginia21%73%3%3%357
Washington18%78%3%2%338
West Virginia28%69%3%1%139
Wisconsin21%78%1%1%242
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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