State legislatures must make choices when making spending decisions on important state programs. How would you like your legislature to spend money on each of the five areas below? [Law Enforcement]
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
State spending on law enforcement · Asked in 1 wave, 2018 · 51,620 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Post-election wave item: weight with extra.weight_post (commonpostweight). Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | Greatly increase | Slightly increase | Maintain | Slightly decrease | Greatly decrease | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 25% | 34% | 34% | 5% | 3% | 51620 | ±0.6 | |
| White |
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 | 51,620 |
| 24% |
| 35% |
| 33% |
| 5% |
| 2% |
| 38674 |
| ±0.6 |
| Black | 26% | 29% | 36% | 6% | 3% | 4448 | ±2 |
| Hispanic | 28% | 29% | 36% | 4% | 3% | 5404 | ±2 |
| Asian | 16% | 32% | 44% | 5% | 3% | 1411 | ±4 |
| Other | 22% | 32% | 35% | 6% | 5% | 1683 | ±4 |