The federal budget contains about $600 billion for national defense and $550 billion for domestic discretionary spending such as education and transportation, and $2 trillion for nondiscretionary spending on entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Se- curity. Considered on their own, would you SUPPORT or OPPOSE each of the following budget proposals? • Increase defense spending by $60 billion. • Increase discretionary nondefense spending by $60 billion. [Proposal B]
Budget: raise both defense and nondefense spending · Asked in 1 wave, 2018 · 51,676 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | Support | Oppose | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 36% | 64% | 51676 | ±0.6 | |
| AK † | 26% | 74% | 88 | ±17 | |
| AL | 39% | 61% | 788 | ±5 | |
| AR | 39% | 61% | 438 | ±7 | |
| AZ | 36% | 64% |
Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 | 2018-09-27 to 2018-11-05 | web | 60,000 | 51,676 |
| 1390 |
| ±4 |
| CA | 33% | 67% | 4505 | ±2 |
| CO | 27% | 73% | 892 | ±4 |
| CT | 35% | 65% | 567 | ±5 |
| DC † | 26% | 74% | 112 | ±16 |
| DE | 35% | 65% | 194 | ±10 |
| FL | 38% | 62% | 3840 | ±2 |
| GA | 39% | 61% | 1618 | ±4 |
| HI | 34% | 66% | 176 | ±14 |
| IA | 33% | 67% | 496 | ±6 |
| ID | 29% | 71% | 290 | ±7 |
| IL | 35% | 65% | 2110 | ±3 |
| IN | 39% | 61% | 1201 | ±4 |
| KS | 30% | 70% | 402 | ±6 |
| KY | 44% | 56% | 776 | ±5 |
| LA | 39% | 61% | 597 | ±6 |
| MA | 36% | 64% | 1037 | ±4 |
| MD | 39% | 61% | 919 | ±4 |
| ME | 31% | 69% | 281 | ±8 |
| MI | 34% | 66% | 1635 | ±3 |
| MN | 31% | 69% | 862 | ±5 |
| MO | 32% | 68% | 1311 | ±4 |
| MS | 44% | 56% | 375 | ±8 |
| MT | 29% | 71% | 232 | ±9 |
| NC | 38% | 62% | 1584 | ±3 |
| ND † | 28% | 72% | 141 | ±14 |
| NE | 32% | 68% | 302 | ±7 |
| NH | 34% | 66% | 269 | ±8 |
| NJ | 32% | 68% | 1338 | ±4 |
| NM | 31% | 69% | 347 | ±8 |
| NV | 34% | 66% | 573 | ±6 |
| NY | 35% | 65% | 2941 | ±3 |
| OH | 38% | 62% | 2189 | ±3 |
| OK | 34% | 66% | 525 | ±6 |
| OR | 26% | 74% | 825 | ±4 |
| PA | 35% | 65% | 2742 | ±2 |
| RI | 36% | 64% | 155 | ±13 |
| SC | 41% | 59% | 787 | ±5 |
| SD | 32% | 68% | 139 | ±12 |
| TN | 40% | 60% | 1122 | ±4 |
| TX | 38% | 62% | 3670 | ±3 |
| UT | 28% | 72% | 526 | ±6 |
| VA | 37% | 63% | 1528 | ±4 |
| VT | 19% | 81% | 118 | ±13 |
| WA | 32% | 68% | 1198 | ±4 |
| WI | 33% | 67% | 1054 | ±4 |
| WV | 42% | 58% | 380 | ±7 |
| WY | 26% | 74% | 91 | ±13 |