Gender composition among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by state (2014) Switch to: State among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by gender

% of who strongly favor or favor gay marriage who are…

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama39%61%162
Alaska46%54%176
Arizona45%55%359
Arkansas55%45%107
California48%52%2,340
Colorado49%51%311
Connecticut45%55%273
Delaware47%53%184
District of Columbia45%55%216
Florida47%53%1,076
Georgia47%53%423
Hawaii49%51%185
Idaho48%52%155
Illinois46%54%753
Indiana45%55%300
Iowa46%54%155
Kansas48%52%142
Kentucky43%57%156
Louisiana48%52%192
Maine49%51%204
Maryland41%59%394
Massachusetts46%54%514
Michigan45%55%506
Minnesota47%53%335
Missouri43%57%321
Montana44%56%163
Nebraska42%58%155
Nevada51%49%170
New Hampshire43%57%202
New Jersey44%56%527
New Mexico41%59%159
New York45%55%1,239
North Carolina45%55%461
North Dakota48%52%154
Ohio42%58%552
Oklahoma42%58%151
Oregon46%54%252
Pennsylvania44%56%719
Rhode Island44%56%192
South Carolina45%55%198
South Dakota44%56%147
Tennessee44%56%221
Texas49%51%1,132
Utah43%57%147
Vermont48%52%230
Virginia45%55%443
Washington48%52%454
West Virginia44%56%121
Wisconsin47%53%337
Wyoming50%50%151
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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