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 legislature spending on law enforcement · Asked in 1 wave, 2024 · 49,430 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 | 26% | 29% | 31% | 8% | 5% | 49430 | ±0.7 | |
| AK † |
Cooperative Election Study 2024 · 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 Election Study 2024 | 2024-10-01 to 2024-12-09 | web | 60,000 | 49,430 |
| 16% |
| 29% |
| 51% |
| 3% |
| 1% |
| 108 |
| ±17 |
| AL | 29% | 29% | 30% | 6% | 6% | 715 | ±6 |
| AR | 25% | 29% | 28% | 9% | 9% | 429 | ±8 |
| AZ | 30% | 30% | 29% | 7% | 4% | 1238 | ±5 |
| CA | 26% | 27% | 33% | 8% | 6% | 3873 | ±3 |
| CO | 20% | 32% | 29% | 10% | 8% | 850 | ±5 |
| CT | 20% | 32% | 33% | 9% | 5% | 491 | ±7 |
| DC | 17% | 28% | 26% | 12% | 17% | 128 | ±12 |
| DE | 24% | 42% | 24% | 8% | 2% | 176 | ±10 |
| FL | 27% | 31% | 28% | 8% | 5% | 3610 | ±3 |
| GA | 30% | 25% | 33% | 7% | 4% | 1608 | ±4 |
| HI | 21% | 30% | 37% | 8% | 4% | 165 | ±10 |
| IA | 21% | 36% | 30% | 9% | 4% | 545 | ±8 |
| ID | 26% | 38% | 25% | 10% | 2% | 270 | ±11 |
| IL | 28% | 27% | 30% | 8% | 6% | 1897 | ±4 |
| IN | 27% | 34% | 28% | 6% | 5% | 1079 | ±5 |
| KS | 22% | 39% | 26% | 9% | 4% | 413 | ±8 |
| KY | 25% | 31% | 29% | 7% | 8% | 746 | ±6 |
| LA | 31% | 31% | 26% | 5% | 7% | 546 | ±6 |
| MA | 17% | 24% | 37% | 14% | 8% | 967 | ±5 |
| MD | 26% | 23% | 37% | 9% | 6% | 853 | ±5 |
| ME | 21% | 27% | 40% | 7% | 5% | 263 | ±7 |
| MI | 26% | 31% | 29% | 8% | 5% | 1648 | ±4 |
| MN | 30% | 27% | 26% | 11% | 6% | 892 | ±5 |
| MO | 27% | 32% | 29% | 8% | 5% | 1135 | ±5 |
| MS | 36% | 29% | 27% | 6% | 3% | 384 | ±8 |
| MT | 23% | 30% | 40% | 4% | 3% | 202 | ±9 |
| NC | 28% | 26% | 33% | 8% | 4% | 1558 | ±4 |
| ND | 28% | 30% | 31% | 5% | 6% | 102 | ±12 |
| NE | 25% | 31% | 29% | 10% | 5% | 301 | ±9 |
| NH | 14% | 28% | 36% | 14% | 8% | 268 | ±7 |
| NJ | 22% | 28% | 37% | 8% | 5% | 1336 | ±5 |
| NM | 35% | 28% | 23% | 4% | 10% | 335 | ±8 |
| NV | 31% | 26% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 609 | ±7 |
| NY | 27% | 27% | 31% | 9% | 6% | 2785 | ±3 |
| OH | 25% | 30% | 33% | 8% | 4% | 2139 | ±3 |
| OK | 27% | 38% | 23% | 8% | 4% | 578 | ±6 |
| OR | 26% | 27% | 30% | 9% | 8% | 880 | ±5 |
| PA | 27% | 29% | 32% | 7% | 5% | 2613 | ±3 |
| RI | 14% | 29% | 37% | 7% | 13% | 188 | ±9 |
| SC | 28% | 29% | 29% | 7% | 7% | 810 | ±6 |
| SD | 24% | 33% | 34% | 4% | 4% | 146 | ±10 |
| TN | 30% | 32% | 28% | 6% | 4% | 1180 | ±5 |
| TX | 29% | 28% | 31% | 7% | 4% | 3679 | ±3 |
| UT | 16% | 35% | 33% | 9% | 6% | 423 | ±7 |
| VA | 24% | 25% | 36% | 8% | 7% | 1341 | ±4 |
| VT | 20% | 23% | 35% | 13% | 8% | 115 | ±12 |
| WA | 28% | 29% | 24% | 11% | 8% | 1204 | ±5 |
| WI | 23% | 33% | 32% | 6% | 6% | 1168 | ±5 |
| WV | 30% | 28% | 35% | 6% | 1% | 362 | ±10 |
| WY † | 24% | 35% | 34% | 6% | 1% | 79 | ±15 |