Views about same-sex marriage among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by views about same-sex marriage

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who …same-sex marriage

StateStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Alabama44%51%5%147
Arizona48%41%11%183
California56%38%6%855
Colorado62%33%6%127
Florida51%40%9%524
Georgia45%49%6%266
Idaho44%44%12%106
Illinois56%34%10%400
Indiana46%47%7%186
Iowa49%42%8%119
Kansas54%41%6%105
Kentucky43%46%12%104
Louisiana43%48%9%129
Maryland56%35%9%177
Massachusetts62%30%8%154
Michigan51%41%7%283
Minnesota58%40%3%161
Missouri50%41%9%181
Nebraska45%45%10%106
New Jersey58%34%8%266
New York56%37%7%507
North Carolina47%46%7%262
North Dakota44%48%7%122
Ohio51%44%5%366
Oklahoma53%44%4%100
Oregon53%43%5%108
Pennsylvania50%42%8%401
South Carolina43%50%7%127
South Dakota45%47%8%114
Tennessee45%48%8%160
Texas50%43%7%704
Utah36%61%3%126
Virginia54%38%8%231
Washington55%36%9%186
Wisconsin56%38%6%180
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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