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

% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama12%21%1%61%6%303
Alaska21%19%2%51%6%112
Arizona13%24%3%55%5%244
Arkansas10%22%3%62%3%173
California19%22%2%51%6%1,121
Colorado15%23%3%54%5%163
Florida17%26%2%50%5%778
Georgia13%25%2%56%4%474
Idaho4%19%2%67%9%135
Illinois18%26%1%48%6%461
Indiana10%28%4%57%2%292
Iowa13%31%3%47%6%149
Kansas14%20%1%61%4%143
Kentucky12%20%2%62%4%239
Louisiana14%23%2%55%6%234
Maryland17%24%4%50%5%203
Massachusetts23%29%4%37%6%134
Michigan14%21%3%57%5%399
Minnesota12%18%3%61%6%200
Mississippi10%17%3%64%6%193
Missouri11%25%5%54%4%276
Montana15%20%2%59%5%123
Nebraska14%32%5%44%5%140
Nevada18%21%3%52%6%115
New Jersey18%25%2%49%7%290
New Mexico15%17%7%59%2%125
New York17%26%5%46%6%574
North Carolina15%26%2%52%6%465
North Dakota18%27%3%45%7%166
Ohio12%24%3%53%7%492
Oklahoma12%21%1%57%8%208
Oregon16%24%1%48%10%145
Pennsylvania14%20%2%59%4%515
South Carolina9%23%3%60%5%265
South Dakota13%24%1%55%6%137
Tennessee8%20%2%63%8%392
Texas11%24%3%56%6%1,202
Utah10%27%2%56%6%155
Virginia9%28%2%57%5%371
Washington12%23%4%57%4%211
West Virginia8%13%4%68%6%155
Wisconsin11%21%3%57%8%233
Wyoming16%20%4%56%5%142
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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