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

% of Evangelical Protestants who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama26%69%3%3%245
Arizona50%35%4%11%171
Arkansas30%64%5%1%145
California40%49%5%5%718
Colorado46%44%3%7%126
Florida39%51%6%4%461
Georgia37%53%4%5%364
Illinois37%55%6%1%272
Indiana30%62%5%3%208
Kentucky29%58%7%6%213
Louisiana28%61%4%7%120
Maryland41%54%2%2%108
Michigan39%51%6%3%240
Minnesota36%62%1%1%110
Mississippi23%72%3%1%134
Missouri33%57%3%7%222
New York37%52%7%4%182
North Carolina30%58%8%4%345
Ohio37%54%4%5%321
Oklahoma37%56%5%2%188
Oregon43%48%5%4%116
Pennsylvania33%59%5%3%248
South Carolina31%63%4%2%169
Tennessee27%67%3%2%348
Texas35%58%3%4%821
Virginia36%59%4%2%243
Washington37%56%4%2%166
West Virginia29%62%7%2%117
Wisconsin48%46%1%5%135
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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