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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? • Leave defense spending unchanged. • Leave discretionary nondefense spending unchanged. [Proposal D]
Budget: leave defense and nondefense spending unchanged · Asked in 1 wave, 2018 · 51,720 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | Support | Oppose | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 51% | 49% | 51720 | ±0.6 | |
| AK † | 48% | 52% | 88 | ±17 | |
| AL | 57% | 43% | 788 | ±5 | |
| AR | 50% | 50% | 439 | ±7 | |
| AZ | 52% | 48% |
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 | 51,720 |
| 1389 |
| ±4 |
| CA | 51% | 49% | 4509 | ±2 |
| CO | 53% | 47% | 895 | ±4 |
| CT | 50% | 50% | 565 | ±5 |
| DC † | 43% | 57% | 113 | ±16 |
| DE | 45% | 55% | 194 | ±10 |
| FL | 50% | 50% | 3844 | ±2 |
| GA | 51% | 49% | 1617 | ±4 |
| HI | 45% | 55% | 176 | ±14 |
| IA | 50% | 50% | 497 | ±6 |
| ID | 47% | 53% | 290 | ±7 |
| IL | 51% | 49% | 2116 | ±3 |
| IN | 54% | 46% | 1201 | ±4 |
| KS | 52% | 48% | 402 | ±6 |
| KY | 52% | 48% | 778 | ±5 |
| LA | 57% | 43% | 597 | ±6 |
| MA | 54% | 46% | 1037 | ±4 |
| MD | 53% | 47% | 918 | ±4 |
| ME | 51% | 49% | 282 | ±8 |
| MI | 52% | 48% | 1635 | ±3 |
| MN | 47% | 53% | 863 | ±5 |
| MO | 50% | 50% | 1312 | ±4 |
| MS | 58% | 42% | 376 | ±8 |
| MT | 44% | 56% | 233 | ±9 |
| NC | 48% | 52% | 1587 | ±3 |
| ND † | 54% | 46% | 141 | ±14 |
| NE | 41% | 59% | 302 | ±7 |
| NH | 49% | 51% | 269 | ±8 |
| NJ | 52% | 48% | 1337 | ±4 |
| NM | 46% | 54% | 348 | ±8 |
| NV | 51% | 49% | 571 | ±6 |
| NY | 52% | 48% | 2944 | ±3 |
| OH | 53% | 47% | 2192 | ±3 |
| OK | 45% | 55% | 526 | ±6 |
| OR | 46% | 54% | 826 | ±4 |
| PA | 53% | 47% | 2746 | ±2 |
| RI | 55% | 45% | 156 | ±13 |
| SC | 50% | 50% | 786 | ±5 |
| SD | 38% | 62% | 139 | ±12 |
| TN | 50% | 50% | 1123 | ±4 |
| TX | 51% | 49% | 3674 | ±3 |
| UT | 51% | 49% | 526 | ±6 |
| VA | 52% | 48% | 1531 | ±4 |
| VT | 38% | 62% | 118 | ±13 |
| WA | 49% | 51% | 1196 | ±4 |
| WI | 45% | 55% | 1056 | ±4 |
| WV | 54% | 46% | 381 | ±7 |
| WY | 35% | 65% | 91 | ±13 |