| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q71j. What is the third greatest hindrance?: Political influence |
| Checked (percent) | Not checked (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 22.2 | 77.8 | 18 |
| Arkansas | 7.7 | 92.3 | 13 |
| California | 9.1 | 90.9 | 11 |
| Colorado | 0.0 | 100.0 | 18 |
| Florida | 11.1 | 88.9 | 9 |
| Georgia | 11.8 | 88.2 | 17 |
| Iowa | 17.4 | 82.6 | 46 |
| Idaho | 0.0 | 100.0 | 10 |
| Illinois | 4.5 | 95.5 | 44 |
| Indiana | 9.1 | 90.9 | 33 |
| Kansas | 13.3 | 86.7 | 45 |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 100.0 | 28 |
| Louisiana | 16.7 | 83.3 | 6 |
| Maryland | 0.0 | 100.0 | 6 |
| Michigan | 12.0 | 88.0 | 25 |
| Minnesota | 8.8 | 91.2 | 34 |
| Missouri | 21.2 | 78.8 | 33 |
| Mississippi | 15.0 | 85.0 | 20 |
| Montana | 0.0 | 100.0 | 17 |
| North Carolina | 4.3 | 95.7 | 23 |
| North Dakota | 27.3 | 72.7 | 22 |
| Nebraska | 14.0 | 86.0 | 43 |
| New Mexico | 14.3 | 85.7 | 7 |
| New York | 11.8 | 88.2 | 17 |
| Ohio | 7.7 | 92.3 | 26 |
| Oklahoma | 3.8 | 96.2 | 26 |
| Oregon | 33.3 | 66.7 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 0.0 | 100.0 | 23 |
| South Carolina | 11.1 | 88.9 | 9 |
| South Dakota | 18.5 | 81.5 | 27 |
| Tennessee | 10.5 | 89.5 | 19 |
| Texas | 10.2 | 89.8 | 49 |
| Utah | 20.0 | 80.0 | 5 |
| Virginia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Washington | 0.0 | 100.0 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 10.5 | 89.5 | 38 |
| West Virginia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 9.5 | 90.5 | 21 |
| All States | 10.5 | 89.5 | 828 |