Interpreting scripture among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by state (2014) Switch to: State among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by interpretation of scripture
% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who say the holy scripture is…
State | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 62% | 24% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 303 |
Alaska | 40% | 31% | 1% | 23% | 5% | 112 |
Arizona | 46% | 35% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 244 |
Arkansas | 58% | 27% | 3% | 8% | 5% | 173 |
California | 47% | 28% | 2% | 17% | 6% | 1,121 |
Colorado | 53% | 26% | 5% | 10% | 6% | 163 |
Florida | 51% | 26% | 3% | 14% | 7% | 778 |
Georgia | 58% | 28% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 474 |
Idaho | 51% | 34% | 1% | 11% | 3% | 135 |
Illinois | 48% | 32% | 5% | 12% | 4% | 461 |
Indiana | 54% | 29% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 292 |
Iowa | 40% | 37% | 4% | 12% | 7% | 149 |
Kansas | 48% | 35% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 143 |
Kentucky | 59% | 21% | 2% | 13% | 5% | 239 |
Louisiana | 58% | 26% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 234 |
Maryland | 51% | 29% | 3% | 10% | 7% | 203 |
Massachusetts | 31% | 34% | 5% | 24% | 5% | 134 |
Michigan | 50% | 31% | 4% | 11% | 3% | 399 |
Minnesota | 48% | 29% | 3% | 16% | 4% | 200 |
Mississippi | 71% | 19% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 193 |
Missouri | 53% | 27% | 4% | 11% | 6% | 276 |
Montana | 35% | 31% | 7% | 19% | 8% | 123 |
Nebraska | 47% | 36% | 3% | 10% | 4% | 140 |
Nevada | 37% | 33% | 2% | 20% | 9% | 115 |
New Jersey | 42% | 29% | 5% | 17% | 7% | 290 |
New Mexico | 52% | 24% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 125 |
New York | 43% | 29% | 3% | 19% | 6% | 574 |
North Carolina | 54% | 26% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 465 |
North Dakota | 42% | 34% | 2% | 17% | 5% | 166 |
Ohio | 46% | 32% | 5% | 13% | 3% | 492 |
Oklahoma | 55% | 26% | 3% | 11% | 5% | 208 |
Oregon | 38% | 33% | 6% | 14% | 8% | 145 |
Pennsylvania | 50% | 31% | 3% | 11% | 4% | 515 |
South Carolina | 66% | 23% | 1% | 6% | 5% | 265 |
South Dakota | 40% | 36% | 3% | 11% | 10% | 137 |
Tennessee | 63% | 20% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 392 |
Texas | 59% | 25% | 3% | 10% | 4% | 1,202 |
Utah | 27% | 52% | 5% | 11% | 4% | 155 |
Virginia | 63% | 20% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 371 |
Washington | 50% | 30% | 4% | 10% | 6% | 211 |
West Virginia | 62% | 23% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 155 |
Wisconsin | 52% | 30% | 4% | 11% | 2% | 233 |
Wyoming | 54% | 29% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 142 |
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