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

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

StateStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Alabama44%47%9%166
Alaska76%18%7%108
Arizona69%24%6%209
Arkansas42%43%14%124
California67%28%5%1,638
Colorado73%21%6%185
Connecticut79%18%3%151
Delaware60%36%4%126
District of Columbia65%26%9%210
Florida64%31%5%830
Georgia51%43%7%370
Hawaii62%31%7%123
Illinois65%28%7%514
Indiana58%34%7%228
Iowa65%28%7%110
Kentucky50%38%12%157
Louisiana42%50%8%176
Maryland67%26%6%301
Massachusetts79%17%5%314
Michigan67%25%8%354
Minnesota75%24%< 1%196
Mississippi38%54%8%115
Missouri60%35%5%201
Nevada57%38%5%104
New Hampshire80%19%1%103
New Jersey66%28%7%382
New Mexico58%36%6%134
New York65%27%7%946
North Carolina60%32%7%381
Ohio65%29%6%363
Oklahoma55%40%5%121
Oregon71%21%8%158
Pennsylvania67%26%7%472
Rhode Island74%19%6%124
South Carolina48%47%5%184
Tennessee46%48%7%206
Texas51%41%8%1,016
Vermont89%9%2%134
Virginia66%30%5%309
Washington74%18%7%274
Wisconsin72%26%2%201
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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