Views about same-sex marriage among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by views about same-sex marriage

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who …same-sex marriage

StateStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Alabama70%20%10%197
Alaska82%12%6%192
Arizona80%15%5%411
Arkansas70%20%10%137
California83%13%4%2,580
Colorado86%11%3%337
Connecticut90%8%2%291
Delaware82%14%3%209
District of Columbia85%12%3%231
Florida76%19%5%1,283
Georgia75%19%6%522
Hawaii80%10%10%214
Idaho77%13%10%185
Illinois84%11%4%850
Indiana74%15%11%359
Iowa79%15%7%184
Kansas82%17%2%170
Kentucky76%16%8%186
Louisiana70%24%6%247
Maine88%9%3%218
Maryland85%11%5%435
Massachusetts85%10%5%574
Michigan80%13%7%595
Minnesota87%9%4%362
Mississippi69%24%7%121
Missouri77%19%4%371
Montana82%11%7%186
Nebraska81%16%3%188
Nevada76%18%6%207
New Hampshire89%11%< 1%218
New Jersey78%17%5%627
New Mexico75%18%7%189
New York83%13%4%1,396
North Carolina77%18%6%551
North Dakota77%18%5%183
Ohio78%16%6%660
Oklahoma77%16%7%180
Oregon83%12%5%278
Pennsylvania81%13%6%858
Rhode Island85%12%4%224
South Carolina72%24%5%251
South Dakota76%19%5%181
Tennessee76%15%8%262
Texas75%19%6%1,366
Utah79%19%2%169
Vermont95%3%2%238
Virginia78%16%5%538
Washington85%10%6%497
West Virginia77%14%8%143
Wisconsin84%12%4%383
Wyoming79%10%11%164
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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