Sources of guidance on right and wrong among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by state (2014) Switch to: State among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of who strongly favor or favor 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 | 32% | 8% | 52% | 6% | 2% | 162 |
Alaska | 18% | 11% | 49% | 17% | 6% | 176 |
Arizona | 17% | 14% | 53% | 12% | 4% | 359 |
Arkansas | 26% | 14% | 49% | 10% | < 1% | 107 |
California | 17% | 18% | 49% | 14% | 2% | 2,340 |
Colorado | 13% | 22% | 51% | 13% | 1% | 311 |
Connecticut | 13% | 17% | 57% | 12% | 1% | 273 |
Delaware | 15% | 13% | 59% | 10% | 2% | 184 |
District of Columbia | 14% | 20% | 47% | 16% | 3% | 216 |
Florida | 17% | 14% | 57% | 11% | 1% | 1,076 |
Georgia | 25% | 15% | 48% | 11% | 2% | 423 |
Hawaii | 17% | 15% | 56% | 10% | 1% | 185 |
Idaho | 9% | 14% | 64% | 13% | 1% | 155 |
Illinois | 17% | 16% | 51% | 15% | 2% | 753 |
Indiana | 18% | 13% | 56% | 13% | 1% | 300 |
Iowa | 21% | 16% | 54% | 6% | 3% | 155 |
Kansas | 22% | 15% | 51% | 10% | 3% | 142 |
Kentucky | 20% | 20% | 48% | 10% | 3% | 156 |
Louisiana | 23% | 13% | 53% | 10% | 1% | 192 |
Maine | 10% | 14% | 64% | 10% | 2% | 204 |
Maryland | 19% | 13% | 51% | 15% | 2% | 394 |
Massachusetts | 10% | 12% | 58% | 19% | 2% | 514 |
Michigan | 15% | 11% | 59% | 12% | 3% | 506 |
Minnesota | 12% | 17% | 55% | 13% | 4% | 335 |
Missouri | 20% | 14% | 53% | 10% | 3% | 321 |
Montana | 15% | 18% | 54% | 11% | 2% | 163 |
Nebraska | 18% | 14% | 54% | 12% | 2% | 155 |
Nevada | 15% | 16% | 55% | 11% | 3% | 170 |
New Hampshire | 7% | 17% | 62% | 13% | 1% | 202 |
New Jersey | 14% | 14% | 60% | 11% | 2% | 527 |
New Mexico | 17% | 15% | 45% | 16% | 7% | 159 |
New York | 13% | 18% | 56% | 11% | 3% | 1,239 |
North Carolina | 21% | 14% | 52% | 11% | 1% | 461 |
North Dakota | 19% | 10% | 51% | 15% | 4% | 154 |
Ohio | 17% | 15% | 57% | 10% | 1% | 552 |
Oklahoma | 13% | 13% | 59% | 11% | 3% | 151 |
Oregon | 12% | 17% | 53% | 17% | 1% | 252 |
Pennsylvania | 18% | 13% | 52% | 15% | 2% | 719 |
Rhode Island | 20% | 13% | 51% | 14% | 2% | 192 |
South Carolina | 22% | 15% | 51% | 9% | 2% | 198 |
South Dakota | 24% | 16% | 50% | 8% | 1% | 147 |
Tennessee | 22% | 16% | 53% | 8% | 1% | 221 |
Texas | 23% | 14% | 49% | 13% | 2% | 1,132 |
Utah | 20% | 13% | 55% | 12% | < 1% | 147 |
Vermont | 8% | 17% | 59% | 15% | 1% | 230 |
Virginia | 18% | 18% | 51% | 12% | 3% | 443 |
Washington | 12% | 19% | 51% | 16% | 2% | 454 |
West Virginia | 34% | 11% | 50% | 4% | 2% | 121 |
Wisconsin | 18% | 18% | 49% | 13% | 2% | 337 |
Wyoming | 17% | 18% | 48% | 11% | 5% | 151 |
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