State Tax that has the Largest Impact on Personal Finances (February 2023)
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| category | Total |
|---|---|
| Property tax | 47% |
| Sales tax | 21% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 18% |
| Business margins tax | 3% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 3% |
| Don’t know | 9% |
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| Category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 40% | 43% | 59% |
| Sales tax | 28% | 24% | 13% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Business margins tax | 3% | 5% | 2% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Don’t know | 10% | 10% | 6% |
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| Category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 41% | 33% | 44% |
| Sales tax | 39% | 24% | 27% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 12% | 18% | 16% |
| Business margins tax | 1% | 5% | 2% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 2% | 6% | 2% |
| Don’t know | 5% | 13% | 9% |
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| Category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 76% | 53% | 54% |
| Sales tax | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 8% | 15% | 23% |
| Business margins tax | 1% | 4% | 2% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Don’t know | 2% | 14% | 5% |
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| Category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 42% | 36% | 57% |
| Sales tax | 31% | 22% | 14% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 13% | 23% | 18% |
| Business margins tax | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 3% | 4% | 2% |
| Don’t know | 8% | 13% | 7% |
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| Category | Lean liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 42% | 37% | 48% |
| Sales tax | 30% | 39% | 23% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 12% | 14% | 12% |
| Business margins tax | 5% | 2% | 4% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 6% | 1% | 3% |
| Don’t know | 6% | 8% | 9% |
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| Category | Lean conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 46% | 58% | 63% |
| Sales tax | 19% | 11% | 13% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Business margins tax | 7% | 4% | 0% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Don’t know | 10% | 7% | 4% |
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| Category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 54% | 26% | 44% |
| Sales tax | 19% | 26% | 20% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 17% | 29% | 15% |
| Business margins tax | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Don’t know | 6% | 11% | 15% |
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| Category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 47% | 47% |
| Sales tax | 21% | 22% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 16% | 18% |
| Business margins tax | 3% | 3% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 3% | 2% |
| Don’t know | 10% | 8% |
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| Category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 37% | 52% | 50% |
| Sales tax | 25% | 21% | 15% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 19% | 15% | 20% |
| Business margins tax | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Don’t know | 10% | 7% | 11% |
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| Category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 16% | 41% | 57% | 61% |
| Sales tax | 37% | 19% | 19% | 15% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 14% | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Business margins tax | 11% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 5% | 4% | 3% | 0% |
| Don’t know | 17% | 12% | 4% | 6% |
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| Category | No HS | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 51% | 36% | 47% | 37% | 53% | 62% |
| Sales tax | 23% | 23% | 20% | 22% | 22% | 16% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 15% | 21% | 18% | 24% | 15% | 12% |
| Business margins tax | 4% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Don’t know | 3% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 5% | 5% |
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| Category | Extremely important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 51% | 45% | 42% | 44% |
| Sales tax | 17% | 20% | 30% | 27% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 21% | 16% | 15% | 15% |
| Business margins tax | 3% | 5% | 4% | 1% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Don’t know | 7% | 10% | 7% | 12% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax | 44% | 51% | 50% | 32% |
| Sales tax | 17% | 18% | 32% | 20% |
| Motor fuels (gasoline) tax | 20% | 20% | 10% | 17% |
| Business margins tax | 6% | 2% | 0% | 3% |
| Taxes on alcohol and tobacco | 4% | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| Don’t know | 9% | 6% | 7% | 25% |
