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

% of moderates who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama53%39%3%5%144
Alaska55%41%1%2%100
Arizona60%35%3%2%213
Arkansas51%43%2%4%118
California47%46%4%3%1,257
Colorado49%39%9%3%167
Connecticut52%41%3%4%139
Delaware51%45%3%2%116
District of Columbia31%60%5%3%112
Florida51%40%5%4%662
Georgia48%45%3%4%308
Hawaii57%41%1%1%122
Idaho55%33%6%6%104
Illinois53%42%2%3%441
Indiana58%30%5%7%217
Iowa48%43%3%6%101
Kansas60%29%4%6%102
Kentucky52%39%6%2%130
Louisiana50%44%4%3%131
Maryland57%38%1%4%244
Massachusetts63%31%4%2%248
Michigan55%35%6%4%324
Minnesota56%35%6%3%191
Missouri56%37%2%5%206
Nevada61%33%3%3%108
New Hampshire61%33%2%3%105
New Jersey41%50%6%3%329
New Mexico46%52%1%1%106
New York42%52%3%4%641
North Carolina54%39%3%4%331
Ohio58%33%4%6%395
Oklahoma53%40%4%3%138
Oregon58%33%3%7%137
Pennsylvania59%33%3%5%462
Rhode Island60%35%2%2%112
South Carolina52%37%4%8%170
South Dakota67%25%5%2%103
Tennessee47%46%3%4%179
Texas45%47%3%4%815
Virginia56%38%3%3%323
Washington59%33%2%5%230
Wisconsin57%37%4%2%211
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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