Views about homosexuality by state (2014) Switch to: State by views about homosexuality

% of adults who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama41%52%4%3%511
Alaska62%30%5%3%310
Arizona63%26%5%6%653
Arkansas45%47%5%3%311
California69%24%4%3%3,697
Colorado67%24%4%5%504
Connecticut76%19%2%3%377
Delaware67%28%2%3%301
District of Columbia72%23%3%3%303
Florida64%28%4%4%2,020
Georgia55%38%4%4%968
Hawaii64%29%3%4%312
Idaho59%32%6%3%320
Illinois64%29%4%3%1,326
Indiana54%37%4%4%654
Iowa58%36%4%3%330
Kansas57%33%7%3%307
Kentucky44%44%7%4%439
Louisiana53%36%6%6%465
Maine69%24%3%4%303
Maryland66%27%5%2%644
Massachusetts82%12%2%3%704
Michigan62%30%5%2%982
Minnesota64%32%3%1%563
Mississippi40%54%5%1%309
Missouri57%36%3%4%642
Montana62%30%4%4%312
Nebraska60%35%3%3%312
Nevada69%27%2%2%314
New Hampshire71%21%4%4%303
New Jersey71%22%3%4%886
New Mexico59%34%4%3%312
New York70%23%4%4%1,966
North Carolina54%36%6%5%1,022
North Dakota57%36%6%2%338
Ohio60%32%4%4%1,132
Oklahoma53%40%4%3%391
Oregon66%25%6%3%419
Pennsylvania63%30%4%3%1,366
Rhode Island72%18%3%7%305
South Carolina51%42%4%3%495
South Dakota58%35%4%3%305
Tennessee41%53%3%3%661
Texas56%36%4%4%2,535
Utah58%35%4%3%315
Vermont79%16%2%2%306
Virginia61%34%3%1%882
Washington69%27%3%2%714
West Virginia45%47%4%4%309
Wisconsin66%30%1%2%600
Wyoming53%39%5%3%316
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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