State among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by views about homosexuality (2014) Switch to: Views about homosexuality among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by state

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Views about homosexualityAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingSample size
Should be accepted1%< 1%2%1%12%1%1%< 1%< 1%8%4%< 1%< 1%3%2%1%1%1%2%< 1%1%2%3%1%1%2%< 1%1%1%< 1%4%1%6%3%< 1%4%1%1%4%< 1%2%< 1%1%9%1%< 1%3%2%< 1%2%< 1%3,082
Should be discouraged3%< 1%2%1%9%1%1%< 1%< 1%6%4%< 1%1%4%2%1%1%2%2%< 1%2%1%3%2%2%2%< 1%1%1%< 1%2%1%4%4%< 1%4%2%1%4%< 1%2%< 1%4%9%1%< 1%3%2%1%2%< 1%9,603
Neither/both equally2%< 1%2%1%11%1%1%< 1%< 1%6%5%< 1%1%2%3%1%2%3%2%< 1%2%1%5%1%2%1%< 1%1%1%< 1%2%1%7%4%< 1%5%2%2%4%< 1%1%< 1%2%9%1%< 1%3%1%< 1%1%< 1%592
Don't know1%< 1%4%1%15%2%1%< 1%< 1%5%4%< 1%< 1%4%2%< 1%1%1%3%< 1%1%2%2%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%1%1%< 1%3%< 1%4%3%< 1%6%1%1%3%1%2%< 1%2%10%1%< 1%1%2%< 1%2%< 1%425
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