Views about size of government among married adults by state (2014) Switch to: State among married adults by views about size of government

% of married adults who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama66%28%4%2%284
Alaska61%35%1%3%156
Arizona66%30%2%2%318
Arkansas66%30%1%3%156
California48%45%4%3%1,712
Colorado59%34%4%2%287
Connecticut61%32%4%2%186
Delaware50%39%5%5%148
District of Columbia19%73%3%5%106
Florida55%36%4%5%987
Georgia60%33%3%3%486
Hawaii53%40%5%1%135
Idaho71%24%3%2%197
Illinois58%35%3%3%666
Indiana65%26%3%5%329
Iowa66%29%1%4%192
Kansas68%24%3%5%172
Kentucky63%31%3%3%223
Louisiana61%31%3%5%212
Maine66%26%4%4%158
Maryland55%40%2%3%319
Massachusetts54%38%4%4%335
Michigan65%30%3%3%501
Minnesota64%31%2%3%309
Mississippi74%23%2%2%147
Missouri70%25%2%4%314
Montana70%23%2%6%184
Nebraska73%24%1%2%169
Nevada63%31%5%1%145
New Hampshire64%31%2%3%154
New Jersey51%42%4%4%462
New Mexico52%43%2%3%143
New York49%44%3%3%920
North Carolina61%32%3%4%565
North Dakota76%19%2%3%184
Ohio65%27%4%4%582
Oklahoma66%29%3%2%202
Oregon65%32%< 1%3%209
Pennsylvania64%29%2%5%706
Rhode Island50%37%1%12%147
South Carolina64%28%3%5%252
South Dakota80%16%3%1%161
Tennessee64%28%2%6%382
Texas55%38%3%4%1,347
Utah77%17%1%4%182
Vermont50%38%4%8%170
Virginia63%31%3%2%511
Washington62%31%4%3%346
West Virginia71%18%7%4%145
Wisconsin69%27%2%2%348
Wyoming82%12%1%5%176
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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