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

% of who strongly favor or favor 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
Alabama31%37%3%27%1%162
Alaska48%26%5%17%5%176
Arizona48%25%3%20%4%359
Arkansas32%39%3%24%2%107
California54%22%4%17%3%2,340
Colorado50%27%4%18%2%311
Connecticut47%27%4%20%1%273
Delaware58%19%5%16%2%184
District of Columbia59%23%5%11%2%216
Florida44%26%4%23%2%1,076
Georgia41%29%4%23%3%423
Hawaii54%25%5%15%1%185
Idaho45%32%7%12%4%155
Illinois50%26%4%19%1%753
Indiana46%28%2%21%4%300
Iowa48%29%4%15%3%155
Kansas45%27%4%20%3%142
Kentucky44%31%3%18%3%156
Louisiana37%34%2%21%5%192
Maine61%16%5%14%5%204
Maryland53%27%3%15%2%394
Massachusetts58%20%7%13%2%514
Michigan46%26%4%21%2%506
Minnesota49%25%6%17%3%335
Missouri46%25%3%24%2%321
Montana54%25%4%17%< 1%163
Nebraska47%25%2%22%4%155
Nevada51%25%6%15%3%170
New Hampshire60%22%1%15%2%202
New Jersey52%22%5%18%3%527
New Mexico46%33%4%16%2%159
New York51%22%4%21%2%1,239
North Carolina42%31%5%20%2%461
North Dakota43%23%3%32%< 1%154
Ohio41%30%5%22%2%552
Oklahoma32%34%3%27%4%151
Oregon58%20%4%15%3%252
Pennsylvania48%27%3%19%3%719
Rhode Island51%22%3%22%2%192
South Carolina43%29%2%22%3%198
South Dakota39%25%4%27%5%147
Tennessee36%24%3%32%4%221
Texas43%28%4%22%3%1,132
Utah44%29%5%21%< 1%147
Vermont65%17%6%11%1%230
Virginia47%32%3%16%2%443
Washington56%19%7%15%2%454
West Virginia34%34%4%27%1%121
Wisconsin51%29%1%16%3%337
Wyoming39%30%9%19%3%151
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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