| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q69j. What is the second greatest hindrance?: Political influence |
| Checked (percent) | Not checked (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 100.0 | 24 |
| Arkansas | 5.6 | 94.4 | 18 |
| California | 6.3 | 93.8 | 16 |
| Colorado | 4.8 | 95.2 | 21 |
| Florida | 18.2 | 81.8 | 11 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 25 |
| Iowa | 7.4 | 92.6 | 54 |
| Idaho | 0.0 | 100.0 | 13 |
| Illinois | 7.5 | 92.5 | 53 |
| Indiana | 0.0 | 100.0 | 41 |
| Kansas | 8.3 | 91.7 | 60 |
| Kentucky | 8.6 | 91.4 | 35 |
| Louisiana | 9.1 | 90.9 | 11 |
| Maryland | 44.4 | 55.6 | 9 |
| Michigan | 0.0 | 100.0 | 28 |
| Minnesota | 8.5 | 91.5 | 47 |
| Missouri | 10.8 | 89.2 | 37 |
| Mississippi | 7.4 | 92.6 | 27 |
| Montana | 0.0 | 100.0 | 24 |
| North Carolina | 3.4 | 96.6 | 29 |
| North Dakota | 3.2 | 96.8 | 31 |
| Nebraska | 1.8 | 98.2 | 57 |
| New Mexico | 10.0 | 90.0 | 10 |
| New York | 7.4 | 92.6 | 27 |
| Ohio | 5.9 | 94.1 | 34 |
| Oklahoma | 9.4 | 90.6 | 32 |
| Oregon | 0.0 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 14.8 | 85.2 | 27 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 100.0 | 13 |
| South Dakota | 13.3 | 86.7 | 30 |
| Tennessee | 9.1 | 90.9 | 33 |
| Texas | 5.0 | 95.0 | 60 |
| Utah | 0.0 | 100.0 | 6 |
| Virginia | 5.9 | 94.1 | 17 |
| Washington | 0.0 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 7.1 | 92.9 | 42 |
| West Virginia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 3.4 | 96.6 | 29 |
| All States | 6.2 | 93.8 | 1,060 |