Immigrant status among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by state (2014) Switch to: State among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama7%5%88%161
Alaska9%5%87%171
Arizona14%14%72%358
Arkansas6%6%88%105
California29%20%51%2,312
Colorado10%11%79%310
Connecticut15%14%70%269
Delaware13%4%82%182
District of Columbia16%11%73%211
Florida19%16%65%1,061
Georgia9%7%84%420
Hawaii18%13%69%182
Idaho7%3%90%154
Illinois11%14%75%744
Indiana7%5%88%300
Iowa5%4%92%154
Kansas9%7%84%142
Kentucky5%< 1%95%155
Louisiana6%7%87%188
Maine3%13%84%203
Maryland12%12%76%387
Massachusetts11%15%74%509
Michigan6%8%86%502
Minnesota6%6%89%335
Missouri4%6%90%317
Montana< 1%5%95%161
Nebraska13%4%83%151
Nevada22%12%67%169
New Hampshire7%12%82%201
New Jersey20%15%66%517
New Mexico19%9%72%156
New York19%18%63%1,223
North Carolina10%7%83%457
North Dakota5%4%91%153
Ohio6%8%86%545
Oklahoma11%3%87%149
Oregon5%10%85%251
Pennsylvania7%9%85%705
Rhode Island16%21%63%190
South Carolina7%4%88%197
South Dakota1%6%93%146
Tennessee8%7%85%219
Texas21%15%65%1,119
Utah9%10%81%147
Vermont3%16%82%226
Virginia15%10%75%439
Washington11%10%80%449
West Virginia3%3%93%121
Wisconsin7%7%86%334
Wyoming4%8%88%149
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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