Americans continue to divide almost evenly when asked to rate their preference for government activity on a 1-to-5 scale. Currently, 35% rate themselves a “1” or “2,” indicating that they favor a limited government that “provides only the most basic government functions.” Meanwhile, 32% rate themselves a “4” or “5,” tending to prefer a government that “takes active steps in every area it can to try and improve the lives of its citizens.” The remaining one-third of Americans fall in the middle. CONT.
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup