Views about environmental regulation among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by views about environmental protection

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

Metro areaStricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economyStricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the costNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area23%74%2%1%248
Baltimore Metro Area24%73%< 1%2%153
Boston Metro Area23%72%2%3%366
Chicago Metro Area28%69%2%1%551
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area22%75%1%1%315
Detroit Metro Area27%69%1%4%194
Houston Metro Area27%69%2%2%234
Los Angeles Metro Area26%71%1%1%713
Miami Metro Area26%71%3%1%275
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area20%78%1%2%213
New York City Metro Area20%75%2%2%1,124
Philadelphia Metro Area27%71%2%1%456
Phoenix Metro Area31%68%1%< 1%216
Pittsburgh Metro Area28%72%< 1%< 1%130
Providence Metro Area20%75%3%3%226
Riverside, CA Metro Area33%62%1%3%218
San Diego Metro Area30%64%3%4%199
San Francisco Metro Area21%75%2%2%372
Seattle Metro Area20%76%2%2%243
St. Louis Metro Area28%70%2%< 1%146
Tampa Metro Area25%70%2%3%183
Washington, DC Metro Area21%76%1%3%608
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