Views about same-sex marriage among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by views about same-sex marriage

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who …same-sex marriage

StateStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Alabama25%66%9%314
Alaska46%47%6%183
Arizona50%43%7%410
Arkansas31%60%9%172
California56%38%6%1,784
Colorado54%42%4%278
Connecticut64%34%3%196
Delaware60%36%4%146
Florida45%45%10%1,035
Georgia40%55%6%528
Hawaii51%36%13%160
Idaho39%49%12%209
Illinois52%40%8%721
Indiana38%52%10%383
Iowa40%52%8%201
Kansas44%49%7%204
Kentucky28%63%8%245
Louisiana42%52%6%262
Maine54%39%7%180
Maryland54%40%7%298
Massachusetts68%23%8%325
Michigan42%50%7%545
Minnesota50%44%6%331
Mississippi27%68%5%178
Missouri40%52%8%402
Montana42%47%12%215
Nebraska42%53%6%202
Nevada53%41%6%194
New Hampshire61%32%7%180
New Jersey52%41%8%437
New Mexico35%53%12%153
New York58%35%6%882
North Carolina34%58%8%559
North Dakota40%54%5%233
Ohio42%51%8%682
Oklahoma38%55%6%240
Oregon50%44%6%228
Pennsylvania46%44%10%793
Rhode Island60%34%6%155
South Carolina33%61%6%271
South Dakota35%59%7%212
Tennessee29%64%7%407
Texas41%52%7%1,330
Utah40%55%4%222
Vermont62%30%8%143
Virginia40%54%6%516
Washington51%41%8%386
West Virginia33%59%9%188
Wisconsin50%45%6%369
Wyoming42%50%7%230
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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