State among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by views about homosexuality (2014) Switch to: Views about homosexuality among who strongly favor or favor 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%14%2%2%< 1%< 1%6%3%< 1%< 1%4%2%1%1%1%1%1%2%3%3%2%1%2%< 1%1%1%1%3%1%7%3%< 1%3%1%1%4%< 1%1%< 1%1%7%1%< 1%3%3%< 1%2%< 1%17,351
Should be discouraged2%< 1%3%1%15%2%1%< 1%< 1%7%3%1%< 1%4%3%2%1%1%1%< 1%1%2%2%2%1%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%2%1%6%3%< 1%3%1%1%4%< 1%1%< 1%2%9%1%< 1%2%2%1%1%< 1%817
Neither/both equally< 1%1%5%1%12%3%1%< 1%< 1%6%1%< 1%< 1%5%2%1%1%3%2%< 1%3%2%4%2%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%4%1%7%4%< 1%2%1%2%4%1%1%< 1%1%8%2%< 1%2%2%1%< 1%< 1%328
Don't know2%< 1%4%< 1%14%< 1%3%< 1%< 1%7%4%< 1%1%4%2%1%< 1%3%4%1%1%1%3%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%1%1%8%2%< 1%6%1%1%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%8%2%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%1%< 1%212
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