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

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama28%72%161
Alaska33%67%176
Arizona32%68%358
Arkansas32%68%107
California28%72%2,331
Colorado30%70%310
Connecticut25%75%272
Delaware31%69%184
District of Columbia21%79%214
Florida25%75%1,074
Georgia29%71%420
Hawaii23%77%185
Idaho30%70%155
Illinois27%73%752
Indiana33%67%300
Iowa30%70%155
Kansas32%68%142
Kentucky27%73%156
Louisiana28%72%192
Maine21%79%204
Maryland25%75%391
Massachusetts26%74%512
Michigan32%68%505
Minnesota26%74%335
Missouri29%71%320
Montana22%78%163
Nebraska43%57%154
Nevada23%77%168
New Hampshire21%79%201
New Jersey32%68%525
New Mexico28%72%158
New York25%75%1,238
North Carolina32%68%460
North Dakota25%75%154
Ohio31%69%549
Oklahoma29%71%151
Oregon33%67%252
Pennsylvania29%71%716
Rhode Island19%81%192
South Carolina32%68%198
South Dakota29%71%147
Tennessee32%68%221
Texas35%65%1,127
Utah30%70%146
Vermont24%76%230
Virginia31%69%441
Washington24%76%453
West Virginia27%73%121
Wisconsin31%69%335
Wyoming33%67%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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