Views about same-sex marriage among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by views about same-sex marriage

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who …same-sex marriage

StateStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Alabama19%70%10%245
Arizona34%61%5%172
Arkansas20%69%11%135
California35%58%7%822
Colorado19%73%9%106
Florida30%63%7%562
Georgia24%69%7%379
Illinois31%62%7%320
Indiana25%67%7%234
Kentucky16%75%9%183
Louisiana26%66%7%186
Maryland31%62%7%154
Michigan25%67%8%278
Minnesota17%76%6%126
Mississippi17%77%7%169
Missouri19%76%4%186
New Jersey31%58%11%171
New York34%55%11%400
North Carolina23%67%9%352
Ohio29%63%8%336
Oklahoma18%75%7%152
Pennsylvania26%64%10%368
South Carolina21%72%6%230
Tennessee13%80%7%297
Texas22%69%9%935
Virginia23%73%4%262
Washington22%69%9%145
West Virginia22%69%9%134
Wisconsin28%70%2%158
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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