Party affiliation among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by political party

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who identify as…

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama62%14%24%270
Arizona57%20%23%176
Arkansas58%13%30%149
California43%23%34%865
Colorado69%14%17%124
Florida47%19%33%580
Georgia51%15%34%377
Idaho74%11%15%112
Illinois49%15%36%386
Indiana56%14%30%234
Iowa58%17%25%122
Kansas68%17%15%112
Kentucky55%14%32%206
Louisiana54%10%36%175
Maryland46%11%44%164
Michigan53%16%31%307
Minnesota56%18%27%178
Mississippi51%8%41%168
Missouri53%19%28%231
Montana73%15%12%107
Nebraska72%12%16%107
New Jersey39%23%37%194
New York41%23%36%419
North Carolina54%19%28%364
North Dakota66%17%17%132
Ohio59%15%25%375
Oklahoma54%14%32%178
Oregon59%20%21%109
Pennsylvania56%15%29%401
South Carolina53%17%30%206
South Dakota78%4%18%104
Tennessee60%10%29%350
Texas51%19%29%962
Utah88%5%7%126
Virginia64%14%22%288
Washington60%22%18%182
West Virginia54%11%34%142
Wisconsin62%19%19%188
Wyoming74%19%8%126
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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