2014
POLITICS OF
SMALL BUSINESS
NSBA 2014 Politics of Small Business Survey
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FOREWORD
As the 2014 midterm elections kick into high gear, America’s small businesses continue to be embraced
by candidates looking to reach out to a powerful voting bloc. And while small businesses are remarkably
involved and engaged in the political process, their political positions and ideologies are as diverse
as the economy they fuel. One area where nearly all small-business owners agree—regardless of party
affiliation—is that policymakers don’t really understand small business very well, and our system is
increasingly not working for them. NSBA’s small-business members have been telling us for some time
that they simply want lawmakers to do their jobs—not merely exist in a constant campaign season.
This survey, the NSBA 2014 Politics of Small Business
Survey follows up on our 2012 survey and was conducted
online among more than 1,800 small-business owners
in May 2014. What we found underscores the real-world
implications of the growing partisan rancor in Washington,
D.C. and beyond: a less involved small-business community
increasingly frustrated with their elected officials.
Among the key findings: 95 percent of small-business
owners say they vote regularly in national contests, down
slightly from 97 percent in 2012; and there was a drop
among small-business owners who reported contacting
their elected officials. Today, 63 percent of small firms say
they contributed money to a candidate’s campaign, down
from 69 percent in 2012, and those who contributed to a
political action committee was more than cut in half.
In-line with past , independent polls, the NSBA survey found
that small-business owners’ party affiliations are split roughly
in thirds, with slightly more affiliating with the Republican
party. Despite those affiliations, however, small businesses
are overwhelmingly independent and the majority—82
percent—say they don’t vote a straight party ticket. Simply
put: no party “owns” the small-business vote.
Another common thread among small-businesses owners is
that, regardless of party affiliation, they overwhelmingly rank
economic and fiscal issues as the top factor in determining
how they vote. When it comes to specific issues on which
they have sought lawmakers’ attention, Republican and
Democratic small-business owners agree that controlling
health care costs and tax reform are important.
Interestingly—and speaking to the larger issue of
disillusionment with elected officials—when asked to rate
which party was more supportive on a particular issue,
“Neither party” was the highest rated response on more
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issues than not. Significant majorities of both Republicans
and Democrats agree that politics have become more
partisan in the last 10 years and that the current political
system does not serve their business well.
Despite the majority of respondents noting that they have
made political contributions in the past, 60 percent support
limiting campaign contributions from corporations and onethird support prohibiting all campaign contributions such as
so-called “clean elections”.
As small businesses continue bouncing back from the
Great Recession, it is important that policies that promote
entrepreneurship and the ability for small businesses to
start, run and grow be given priority. There are 70 million
small-business owners or employees in the U.S.—that’s one
in three of the U.S. voting population. While the outcome of
this survey shows a relatively strained relationship between
lawmakers and small business, it is not too late. Lawmakers
have a long, and growing, to-do list which includes many
measures that could positively impact small business.
These actions are far more important than a hat-tip to small
business during a stump-speech.
Current and hopeful lawmakers have an opportunity to
reach out to a massive voting block by underscoring their
commitment to America’s small-business community.
We hope you find the information in this survey useful.
Sincerely,
Jeff Van Winkle NSBA Chair
Clark Hill
NSBA 2014 Politics of Small Business Survey
Todd McCracken
NSBA President & CEO
DEMOGRAPHICS
HOW MANY TOTAL FULL-TIME PERSONNEL ARE
CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY YOUR BUSINESS?
0
5%
CORPORATION
PARTNERSHIP
LLC
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
39%
1 to 5
6 to 19
27%
20 to 99
100 to 499
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE
STRUCTURE OF YOUR BUSINESS?
42%
26%
23%
20%
5.5%
10%
500+ .6%
7%
Great Lakes
21%
15%
South
24%
Pacific
16%
Mid-Atlantic
Farm Belt
Mountain
2%
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE INDUSTRY
OR SECTOR IN WHICH YOUR BUSINESS OPERATES?
IN WHAT REGION IS YOUR BUSINESS LOCATED?
New England
S-CORP
6%
10%
WHAT WERE YOUR GROSS SALES OR REVENUES FOR
YOUR MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR?
Less than $100,000
13%
$100,000 to $250,000
11%
$250,001 to $500,000
9%
$500,001 to $1 million
14%
$1 million to $5 million
28%
$5 million to $25 million
17%
$25 million to $75 million
4%
$75 million to $150 million
1%
More than $150 million
0%
It is worth noting that the businesses surveyed represent a slightly
larger proportion of c-corps than what is found in the at-large smallbusiness community where approximately 17 percent are c-corps.
Additionally, employee size and revenues are slightly larger among
the survey sample than what is generally found among the atlarge small-business community. Finally, the survey respondents
represent a slightly higher proportion of manufacturers and
professional services.
Manufacturing
16%
Professional
11%
Scientific and Technical Services
11%
Construction
11%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
11%
Retail Trade
7%
Information (IT)
6%
Wholesale Trade
5%
Health Care and Social Assistance
4%
Educational Services
3%
Transportation and Warehousing
2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing
2%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
2%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
2%
Finance
1%
Administrative and Support
1%
Utilities
1%
Accommodation and Food Services
1%
Insurance
1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises
1%
Waste Management and Remediation Services
1%
Public Administration
1%
Mining
0%
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POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?
97.5%
Small-business owners have a remarkably
high percentage of being registered to vote
and are politically active on myriad issues—
not just small-business specific issues. These
high rates of involvement have dropped,
however, in the past two years, in-line with
national trends of voter turnout.
Ninety-five percent of small-business
owners say they vote regularly in national
contests, compared to a meager 58 percent
voter turnout for the 2012 elections.
Nationally, there was a drop in overall voter
turnout—down from 62 percent in 2008
to 58 percent in 2012, despite an increase
of over eight million new eligible voters,
according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
This drop corresponds with reductions in
the number of small-business owners who
say they vote regularly in local and city
contests, from 85 percent in 2012 down to
78 percent today; state contests, from 94
percent in 2012 to 89 percent today; and
national contests, down slightly from 97
percent to 95 percent today.
The NSBA Politics of Small Business Survey
found a drop among small-business owners
who reported contacting their elected
officials as well as those firm owners who say
their elected officials know who they are.
Small businesses remain highly engaged
in the campaign process, albeit at a
slightly lower rate, with 63 percent saying
they contributed money to a candidate’s
campaign, down from 69 percent in 2012.
Those small-business owners reporting
they contributed money to a political action
committee (PAC) was more than cut in half.
Interestingly, there was a slight increase
among small-business owners who reported
contributing to a political party.
Taken on a macro level, the voter
turnout drops and changes to campaign
contributions appears to signal that, while
small-business owners may be digging in
a bit more to their own ideological beliefs,
there is a growing level of discontent.
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reported being registered to vote.
HOW REGULARLY WOULD YOU SAY YOU VOTE IN THE FOLLOWING
ELECTIONS/BALLOT INITIATIVES?
REGULARLY
OCCASIONALLY
NEVER
78%
2014
2012
18%
2014
Local and city
contests
2012
2014
4%
13%
2012 1%
89%
2014
2012
2014
State contests
85%
2012
5%
9%
94%
2014 2%
2012 1%
95%
2014
2012
2014
3%
97%
2012 3%
National contests 2014
2%
2012 1%
Small-business owners have a remarkably high
rate of political involvement with 95 percent
voting regularly in national contests.
NSBA 2014 Politics of Small Business Survey
POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
HAVE YOU EVER CONTACTED YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ON AN
ISSUE NOT HAVING TO DO WITH YOUR SMALL BUSINESS?
HAVE YOU EVER CONTACTED YOUR ELECTED
OFFICIALS ON A SMALL-BUSINESS ISSUE?
29%
31%
71%
69%
YES
YES
NO
NO
HAVE YOU EVER CONTRIBUTED MONEY TO…
DOES YOUR ELECTED OFFICIAL KNOW WHO YOU ARE?
32%
YES
A candidate’s campaign
An issue-specific campaign
A political action committee
A 527 organization
28%
NOT SURE
2014
42%
34%
38%
42%
63%
A political party
40%
NO
2014
Never contributed any money
26%
6%
25%
69%
56%
6%
20%
PARTY COMPARISON: HAVE YOU EVER CONTRIBUTED MONEY TO…
REPUBLICANS
DEMOCRATS
A candidate’s campaign
65%
76%
A political party
49%
50%
An issue-specific campaign
32%
41%
A political action committee
33%
21%
A 527 organization
7%
5%
Never contributed any money
22%
16%
Other
3%
3%
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POLITICAL AFFILIATION
The 2014 Politics of Small Business Survey
found that small-business owners’ party
affiliations are split roughly in thirds, with
slightly more affiliating with the Republican
party. This is in-line with a 2007 Fortune Small
Business/Zogby poll which pointed to a similar
political split among small-business owners.
Despite political party affiliation, small
businesses are overwhelmingly independent
and the majority—82 percent—say they
don’t vote a straight party ticket. Seventyseven percent of Republicans report voting
independent occasionally while 70 percent of
Democrats report the same. More than half
of Republicans (56 percent) report they vote
for Democrats occasionally or regularly and
58 percent of Democrats report they vote for
Republicans occasionally or regularly.
Ultimately, the overwhelming majority of
both Democrats and Republicans, 91 percent
and 93 percent, respectively, report regularly
voting within their own party.
WHAT IS YOUR POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION?
REPUBLICAN
INDEPENDENT
DEMOCRATIC
TEA PARTY
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
OTHER
39%
5%
22%
29%
3%
1%
DO YOU VOTE A STRAIGHT PARTY TICKET?
17.5%
GREEN PARTY
of small-business owners
vote a straight party ticket
0%
PARTY COMPARISON: DO YOU VOTE A STRAIGHT PARTY TICKET?
YES
NO
21%
79%
Republicans
27%
Democrats
73%
No party “owns” the small-business vote the overwhelming majority of small-business
owners do not vote a straight party ticket.
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POLITICAL AFFILIATION
HOW REGULARLY WOULD YOU SAY YOU VOTE:
REGULARLY
REPUBLICAN
OCCASIONALLY
11%
NEVER
61%
28%
14%
INDEPENDENT
70%
16%
34%
26%
DEMOCRATIC
10%
40%
29%
61%
OTHER
PARTY COMPARISON: HOW REGULARLY WOULD YOU SAY YOU VOTE:
Regularly
Occassionally
Never
Republican
93%
7%
1%
Independent
5%
77%
18%
Democratic
2%
54%
44%
Other
3%
27%
70%
Regularly
Occassionally
Never
Republican
4%
54%
42%
Independent
4%
70%
26%
Democratic
91%
8%
1%
Other
5%
28%
67%
Republicans
Democrats
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THE ISSUES
Most small-businesses owners, regardless
of political affiliation, place a higher level of
importance on economic and fiscal issues
than they do on national security and social
issues. On fiscal issues and the economy, 74
percent of small-business owners say they
lean conservative while just 47 percent lean
conservative on social issues and 62 percent
lean conservative on foreign affairs.
Broken down by party affiliation, 93 percent
of Republican small-business owners say
they lean conservative overall whereas just 72
percent of Democratic small-business owners
say they lean liberal overall. Thirty percent of
Democrats say they lean conservative on fiscal
issues and the economy. Republican smallbusiness owners report lower rates of otherparty tendencies with 24 percent saying they
lean independent or liberal when it comes to
social issues—the highest indicator among
social issues, the economy and foreign affairs.
When it comes to key issues, Republican and
Democratic small-business owners agree that
controlling health care costs and tax reform
are important and have contacted their
elected officials on these issues.
However, when asked to rate which party
is better on a particular issue, political
affiliation played a significant role.
Interestingly—and speaking to the larger
issue of disillusionment with elected
officials—when asked to rate which party
was more supportive on a particular issue,
“Neither party” was the highest rated
response on more issues than not.
In-line with NSBA’s member-approved priority
list, tax reform comes in at the top, however
among Democrats, it only ranks as the number
four issue. One common thread among these
issues that both Republicans and Democrats
support relatively highly is reducing health
care costs.
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POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING THREE CATEGORIES.
Overall
Foreign
Fiscal Issues Affairs /
Social Issues
/Economy
National
Security
Strong Conservative
26%
21%
42%
32%
Independent
19%
19%
13%
22%
Strong Liberal
6%
13%
4%
4%
Moderate Conservative
35%
Moderate Liberal
12%
26%
20%
32%
30%
10%
11%
PARTY COMPARISON: POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING
THREE CATEGORIES.
Overall
Fiscal Issues
Social Issues
/Economy
Republicans
Conservative
Independent
93%
76%
96%
91%
1%
7%
1%
1%
6%
Liberal
Overall
17%
3%
Independent
Liberal
8%
Fiscal Issues
Social Issues
/Economy
Democrats
Conservative
Foreign
Affairs /
National
Security
Foreign
Affairs /
National
Security
11%
8%
30%
18%
72%
84%
50%
53%
17%
8%
20%
29%
PLEASE RANK 1 THROUGH 3, WITH 3 BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT,
HOW THE FOLLOWING ISSUE AREAS DETERMINE HOW YOU VOTE.
THREE CATEGORIES.
Overall
Republicans
Democrats
Economic and fiscal issues
2.74
2.84
2.52
Social issues
1.70
1.52
2.13
Foreign affairs/national security
1.67
1.77
1.46
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THE ISSUES
IF YOU HAVE CONTACTED YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ON A SMALL-BUSINESS ISSUE, WHAT
WERE THE ISSUES? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
Total
Republicans
Democrats
Tax Reform
40%
45%
23%
Controlling Costs of Health Care
39%
44%
27%
A local issue
35%
34%
36%
Regulatory Reform
28%
29%
19%
Small-Business Contracting
26%
25%
31%
Deficit Reduction and Entitlement Reform
22%
26%
10%
Immigration Reform
16%
17%
16%
Other
16%
11%
22%
Improving Access to Capital
12%
9%
14%
Fair Labor/Union issues
11%
14%
10%
Tort reform/medical malpractice reform
11%
14%
4%
A casework issue involving my business
11%
10%
11%
SBA Lending Programs
10%
8%
14%
Exporting/Free Trade issues
9%
11%
9%
Energy efficiency for small business
7%
5%
13%
SBA Office of Advocacy
7%
6%
8%
SBIR Reauthorization
7%
3%
12%
White House Conference on Small Business
5%
4%
7%
Small-business
owners
overwhelmingly
rank economic
and fiscal issues as
the top factor in
determining how
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS?
(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
Total
Republicans
Democrats
Reduce and reform taxes
64%
78%
37%
Get out of the way
58%
77%
14%
Reduce and reform regulation
56%
73%
26%
Reduce health care costs
53%
57%
49%
Level the playing field for small businesses
50%
40%
71%
Improve lending
24%
19%
38%
Provide more assistance programs
14%
9%
27%
Other
10%
5%
14%
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they vote.
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THE ISSUES
PLEASE CHECK WHICH PARTY YOU THINK IS MORE SUPPORTIVE OF SMALL BUSINESS ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES.
Republican Democratic
Neither
Not Sure
Controlling Costs of Health Care
40%
23%
33%
5%
Deficit Reduction and Entitlement Reform
42%
14%
38%
6%
Energy efficiency for small business
14%
28%
30%
27%
Exporting/Free Trade issues
31%
13%
33%
23%
Fair Labor/Union issues
37%
24%
26%
13%
Immigration Reform
26%
28%
37%
10%
Improving Access to Capital
26%
14%
40%
20%
Regulatory Reform
37%
14%
37%
13%
SBA Lending Programs
16%
19%
30%
35%
SBA Office of Advocacy
17%
15%
27%
41%
SBIR Reauthorization
13%
10%
25%
52%
Small-Business Contracting
24%
16%
35%
25%
Tax Reform
44%
16%
34%
6%
Tort reform/medical malpractice reform
33%
9%
38%
20%
White House Conference on Small Business
29%
17%
24%
30%
PARTY COMPARISON: PLEASE CHECK WHICH PARTY YOU THINK IS MORE SUPPORTIVE OF SMALL BUSINESS ON THE
FOLLOWING ISSUES.
Republican Party
10
REP.
DEM.
Controlling Costs of Health Care
66%
4%
Deficit Reduction and Entitlement Reform
67%
Energy efficiency for small business
Democratic Party
Neither Party
Not Sure
REP.
DEM.
REP.
DEM.
REP.
DEM.
2%
70%
28%
20%
3%
5%
10%
1%
47%
28%
35%
4%
7%
26%
1%
14%
62%
31%
15%
28%
22%
Exporting/Free Trade issues
50%
8%
3%
38%
26%
28%
21%
26%
Fair Labor/Union issues
56%
8%
9%
65%
23%
14%
12%
12%
Immigration Reform
43%
3%
8%
73%
38%
14%
10%
9%
Improving Access to Capital
44%
6%
5%
39%
32%
35%
20%
20%
Regulatory Reform
60%
11%
2%
43%
28%
29%
11%
17%
SBA Lending Programs
31%
2%
7%
47%
27%
18%
35%
32%
SBA Office of Advocacy
30%
3%
5%
41%
26%
15%
40%
42%
SBIR Reauthorization
24%
1%
3%
30%
21%
17%
52%
51%
Small-Business Contracting
42%
4%
5%
43%
29%
26%
23%
27%
Tax Reform
71%
8%
2%
51%
23%
32%
3%
8%
Tort reform/medical malpractice reform
49%
15%
3%
28%
33%
30%
15%
26%
White House Conference on Small Business
51%
4%
3%
52%
20%
16%
26%
29%
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RATING POLICYMAKERS
When asked to rate the performance of their elected officials, both Republicans
and Democrats had somewhat higher marks for their own elected Senators and
Representatives but expressed less-than stellar marks for the collective bodies.
When asked to rate how well specific elected officials or bodies support smallbusiness issues, there are clear differences among Democrats and Republicans,
with both sides giving higher marks to parties and individuals in their own party.
There was consensus between Republicans and Democrats that Members of
Congress, their staff and the administration don’t really understand small business.
HOW WELL DO YOU THINK YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS REPRESENT YOU?
Well
Moderately
Not well
Local elected officials
(i.e.: County Commissioners)
20%
52%
28%
State elected officials
(State House and Senate)
12%
47%
40%
Nationally elected officials
(U.S. Senate and House)
7%
31%
61%
PARTY COMPARISON: HOW WELL DO YOU THINK YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
REPRESENT YOU?
Well
Moderately
Not well
REP.
DEM.
REP.
DEM.
REP.
DEM.
Local elected officials
(i.e.: County Commissioners)
22%
22%
53%
51%
25%
27%
State elected officials
(State House and Senate)
15%
14%
52%
48%
34%
38%
Nationally elected officials
(U.S. Senate and House)
7%
12%
31%
46%
61%
42%
More than two-thirds of small-business
owners—and oftentimes more—believe
policymakers inside the beltway have little to no
understanding of small-business issues.
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RATING POLICYMAKERS
HOW WELL WOULD YOU SAY THE FOLLOWING GROUPS/PEOPLE UNDERSTAND SMALL-BUSINESS ISSUES?
Very Well
Somewhat Well
Not Well
REP.
DEM.
REP.
DEM.
REP.
DEM.
REP.
DEM.
President Barack Obama
0%
32%
4%
45%
18%
16%
78%
7%
U.S. Senators
1%
8%
16%
41%
47%
36%
36%
15%
U.S. Representatives
4%
3%
39%
18%
40%
41%
17%
38%
Congressional Staff
2%
3%
20%
30%
44%
42%
34%
25%
Appointed Administration Officials
0%
6%
9%
46%
38%
33%
53%
14%
Administration/Agency Staff
1%
8%
12%
48%
38%
31%
49%
12%
PLEASE RATE 1 TO 5, WITH 5 BEING THE BEST AND 1 BEING THE WORST
HOW WELL THE FOLLOWING ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE SUPPORTING
SMALL-BUSINESS ISSUES.
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vNot at all
Republicans
Democrats
President Barack Obama
1.40
3.70
The U.S. House of Representatives
2.73
1.82
The U.S. Senate
1.83
2.71
Federal Agencies
1.82
2.90
Your U.S. Senators and Representative
2.45
2.80
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POLITICAL DISCONTENT
As witnessed by lower rates of political
involvement, there is growing discontent
among small-business owners with their
elected officials and the overall U.S. political
machine. Significant majorities of both
Republicans and Democrats agree that
politics have become more partisan in the
last 10 years and that the current political
system does not serve their business well.
In 2012, 48 percent of small-firm owners said
the two party system was sufficient, but today,
just 37 percent say it is sufficient. Today, 40
percent, up from 29 percent in 2012, said
that neither Republicans nor Democrats best
represent them as an individual. The number
who said neither party best represents their
small business went from 26 percent in 2012
to 37 percent today.
Interestingly, despite the majority of
respondents noting that they have made
political contributions, 60 percent support
limiting campaign contributions from
corporations and 47 percent support limiting
campaign contributions from individuals.
One-third of small-business owners support
prohibiting all campaign contributions such
as so-called “clean elections”.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGN
REFORM STRATEGIES DO YOU SUPPORT?
TOTAL
REP.
DEM.
Prohibiting campaign
contributions
38%
28%
47%
Limiting campaign
contributions from
individuals
47%
39%
68%
Limiting campaign
contributions from
corporations
60%
50%
81%
Liberalizing campaign
contribution rules
8%
13%
2%
No reforms necessary
12%
17%
5%
Other
9%
9%
7%
DO YOU THINK THE TWO PRIMARY POLITICAL PARTIES (REPUBLICAN AND
DEMOCRATIC) ARE SUFFICIENT?
YES
NO, THERE SHOULD BE MORE
37%
2014
2012
TOTAL
48%
63%
2014
52%
2012
49%
2014
2012
REPUBLICAN
51%
2014
42%
2012
38%
2014
2012
DEMOCRAT
58%
48%
2014
53%
2012
62%
WHICH PARTY DO YOU FEEL BEST REPRESENTS YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL?
2014
2012
TOTAL
REP.
DEM.
TOTAL
Republican Party
38%
74%
2%
56%
84%
0%
Democratic Party
23%
1%
82%
16%
1%
78%
Neither Party
40%
25%
16%
29%
16%
22%
REP.
DEM.
More small businesses today say neither party
best represents them as an individual.
WHICH PARTY DO YOU FEEL BEST REPRESENTS YOUR SMALL BUSINESS?
2014
2012
TOTAL
REP.
DEM.
TOTAL
Republican Party
46%
78%
7%
62%
86%
13%
Democratic Party
17%
1%
58%
12%
2%
55%
Neither Party
37%
21%
34%
26%
12%
32%
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REP.
DEM.
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POLITICAL DISCONTENT
DO YOU THINK THE CURRENT U.S. POLITICAL SYSTEM SERVES YOUR BUSINESS…
WELL
MODERATELY
NOT WELL
4%
35%
TOTAL
61%
4%
32%
REPUBLICANS
64%
7%
51%
DEMOCRATS
42%
IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, DO YOU THINK POLITICS HAVE BECOME
MORE PARTISAN
LESS PARTISAN
ABOUT THE SAME
83%
6%
TOTAL
12%
82%
7%
REPUBLICANS
11%
88%
5%
DEMOCRATS
14
7%
NSBA 2014 Politics of Small Business Survey
METHODOLOGY
METHODOLGOY
The NSBA 2014 Politics of Small Business Survey
was conducted on-line May 19 – May 28 among
1,868 small-business owners—both members
and nonmembers of NSBA—representing every
industry in every state in the nation.
NSBA 2014 Politics of Small Business Survey
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