Parent of children under 18 among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by state (2014) Switch to: State among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama28%72%301
Alaska29%71%111
Arizona20%80%243
Arkansas35%65%173
California35%65%1,118
Colorado30%70%162
Florida28%72%774
Georgia33%67%473
Idaho28%72%133
Illinois26%74%461
Indiana24%76%291
Iowa27%73%149
Kansas33%67%141
Kentucky25%75%239
Louisiana38%62%233
Maryland27%73%203
Massachusetts25%75%134
Michigan25%75%397
Minnesota32%68%200
Mississippi26%74%193
Missouri34%66%273
Montana19%81%122
Nebraska20%80%140
Nevada32%68%114
New Jersey25%75%286
New Mexico30%70%125
New York27%73%571
North Carolina27%73%462
North Dakota27%73%166
Ohio29%71%490
Oklahoma27%73%208
Oregon21%79%144
Pennsylvania26%74%513
South Carolina27%73%264
South Dakota23%77%137
Tennessee32%68%391
Texas34%66%1,194
Utah39%61%155
Virginia27%73%369
Washington28%72%210
West Virginia26%74%155
Wisconsin29%71%232
Wyoming29%71%142
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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