Views about homosexuality among republicans and Republican leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among republicans and Republican leaners by views about homosexuality

% of republicans and Republican leaners who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama34%62%2%2%268
Alaska43%50%6%2%138
Arizona52%37%4%7%291
Arkansas35%59%4%2%140
California56%35%4%4%1,203
Colorado52%40%4%4%213
Connecticut59%38%2%1%124
Florida58%36%3%3%812
Georgia47%48%2%3%416
Idaho40%49%10%2%157
Illinois51%44%3%3%460
Indiana43%48%5%4%286
Iowa42%50%4%4%140
Kansas42%49%7%2%158
Kentucky29%55%10%6%188
Louisiana41%47%4%8%198
Maine52%40%1%6%108
Maryland52%40%7%1%192
Massachusetts75%20%3%2%197
Michigan45%47%6%2%336
Minnesota52%45%2%1%215
Mississippi31%63%4%2%142
Missouri45%47%3%5%266
Montana48%45%1%6%155
Nebraska40%53%4%3%156
Nevada50%44%3%3%133
New Hampshire50%39%7%4%116
New Jersey63%29%4%4%297
New Mexico39%54%4%4%106
New York58%33%6%2%604
North Carolina42%48%6%4%412
North Dakota46%47%6%2%176
Ohio47%45%4%3%485
Oklahoma44%48%5%3%177
Oregon43%47%8%2%141
Pennsylvania48%43%5%4%546
South Carolina41%51%6%1%218
South Dakota42%52%3%4%169
Tennessee29%66%4%1%333
Texas47%47%4%3%1,080
Utah39%57%2%2%174
Virginia43%51%4%2%389
Washington48%48%2%2%236
West Virginia32%60%3%5%125
Wisconsin52%44%1%3%263
Wyoming42%51%2%5%190
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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