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

% of Evangelical Protestants who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama67%27%4%2%245
Arizona70%26%2%2%171
Arkansas65%32%1%3%145
California56%37%4%3%718
Colorado70%26%2%2%126
Florida58%34%3%5%461
Georgia64%30%3%3%364
Illinois63%32%2%3%272
Indiana67%27%4%3%208
Kentucky59%33%5%2%213
Louisiana64%29%1%6%120
Maryland51%46%1%2%108
Michigan68%24%4%4%240
Minnesota71%18%4%7%110
Mississippi75%20%1%3%134
Missouri74%20%4%2%222
New York44%49%3%4%182
North Carolina68%23%3%6%345
Ohio67%26%2%5%321
Oklahoma67%26%2%5%188
Oregon70%27%< 1%4%116
Pennsylvania69%27%2%2%248
South Carolina69%25%3%4%169
Tennessee61%31%3%5%348
Texas63%31%3%3%821
Virginia69%27%2%2%243
Washington69%26%2%3%166
West Virginia64%26%5%5%117
Wisconsin72%24%3%1%135
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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