Views about same-sex marriage among whites by state (2014) Switch to: State among whites by views about same-sex marriage

% of whites who …same-sex marriage

StateStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Alabama28%62%10%346
Alaska58%36%6%226
Arizona59%35%6%463
Arkansas33%54%13%229
California68%27%5%2,098
Colorado66%30%4%383
Connecticut73%24%3%286
Delaware66%30%3%217
District of Columbia90%7%3%124
Florida56%36%8%1,311
Georgia46%48%6%576
Hawaii58%28%14%141
Idaho47%39%14%280
Illinois60%33%7%975
Indiana44%47%10%532
Iowa48%44%8%304
Kansas47%46%7%255
Kentucky38%53%8%362
Louisiana46%48%5%289
Maine63%32%5%281
Maryland64%29%7%379
Massachusetts77%16%7%559
Michigan54%38%8%755
Minnesota59%36%5%483
Mississippi33%60%7%187
Missouri47%46%6%516
Montana55%37%9%278
Nebraska47%47%5%253
Nevada59%32%9%200
New Hampshire69%25%6%275
New Jersey64%30%6%605
New Mexico52%38%10%168
New York65%28%7%1,319
North Carolina44%48%8%712
North Dakota47%48%5%307
Ohio51%42%7%913
Oklahoma45%48%7%277
Oregon61%34%6%338
Pennsylvania54%37%9%1,124
Rhode Island66%26%8%258
South Carolina40%53%7%341
South Dakota47%47%6%268
Tennessee34%60%6%526
Texas46%47%7%1,379
Utah48%47%4%274
Vermont75%20%5%293
Virginia50%46%5%632
Washington63%32%5%542
West Virginia39%51%10%272
Wisconsin59%36%5%512
Wyoming49%45%7%277
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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