Sources of guidance on right and wrong among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by state (2014) Switch to: State among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
State | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 61% | 2% | 32% | 1% | 3% | 303 |
Alaska | 46% | 2% | 44% | 5% | 2% | 112 |
Arizona | 56% | 3% | 33% | 5% | 1% | 244 |
Arkansas | 62% | 3% | 31% | 2% | 2% | 173 |
California | 53% | 6% | 32% | 6% | 3% | 1,121 |
Colorado | 62% | 5% | 26% | 2% | 4% | 163 |
Florida | 51% | 5% | 36% | 5% | 2% | 778 |
Georgia | 65% | 4% | 26% | 4% | 2% | 474 |
Idaho | 60% | 1% | 34% | 1% | 4% | 135 |
Illinois | 49% | 5% | 39% | 6% | 2% | 461 |
Indiana | 55% | 4% | 35% | 4% | 2% | 292 |
Iowa | 56% | 5% | 36% | 2% | 1% | 149 |
Kansas | 58% | 1% | 39% | 1% | 1% | 143 |
Kentucky | 56% | 3% | 38% | 2% | 1% | 239 |
Louisiana | 58% | 8% | 30% | 2% | 2% | 234 |
Maryland | 58% | 3% | 33% | 3% | 3% | 203 |
Massachusetts | 27% | 10% | 51% | 9% | 2% | 134 |
Michigan | 55% | 4% | 35% | 3% | 2% | 399 |
Minnesota | 50% | 4% | 41% | 3% | 2% | 200 |
Mississippi | 67% | 2% | 27% | 3% | 1% | 193 |
Missouri | 57% | 6% | 29% | 4% | 5% | 276 |
Montana | 51% | 3% | 42% | 3% | 2% | 123 |
Nebraska | 54% | 5% | 36% | 3% | 2% | 140 |
Nevada | 40% | 5% | 43% | 12% | 1% | 115 |
New Jersey | 49% | 6% | 32% | 10% | 4% | 290 |
New Mexico | 63% | 3% | 26% | 6% | 3% | 125 |
New York | 47% | 8% | 36% | 6% | 2% | 574 |
North Carolina | 60% | 5% | 28% | 5% | 2% | 465 |
North Dakota | 45% | 3% | 46% | 6% | < 1% | 166 |
Ohio | 52% | 6% | 35% | 4% | 2% | 492 |
Oklahoma | 57% | 6% | 32% | 3% | 2% | 208 |
Oregon | 54% | 7% | 31% | 5% | 3% | 145 |
Pennsylvania | 56% | 4% | 35% | 4% | 2% | 515 |
South Carolina | 64% | 4% | 27% | 2% | 3% | 265 |
South Dakota | 45% | 4% | 43% | 7% | 1% | 137 |
Tennessee | 60% | 2% | 31% | 3% | 4% | 392 |
Texas | 60% | 5% | 27% | 6% | 2% | 1,202 |
Utah | 67% | 2% | 24% | 3% | 4% | 155 |
Virginia | 61% | 3% | 30% | 3% | 2% | 371 |
Washington | 61% | 5% | 29% | 2% | 3% | 211 |
West Virginia | 64% | 2% | 30% | 2% | 1% | 155 |
Wisconsin | 56% | 2% | 36% | 3% | 3% | 233 |
Wyoming | 58% | 1% | 36% | 2% | 3% | 142 |
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