Political ideology among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by political ideology

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama65%21%6%8%270
Arizona70%17%8%5%176
Arkansas64%25%8%3%149
California51%27%15%7%865
Colorado65%19%12%3%124
Florida57%21%14%8%580
Georgia57%25%10%7%377
Idaho64%15%14%7%112
Illinois52%26%16%7%386
Indiana58%22%13%8%234
Iowa63%18%14%5%122
Kansas63%20%12%6%112
Kentucky65%19%9%6%206
Louisiana65%23%7%5%175
Maryland47%27%18%9%164
Michigan60%20%13%7%307
Minnesota58%25%11%6%178
Mississippi64%20%13%2%168
Missouri60%18%13%10%231
Montana76%14%9%1%107
Nebraska67%21%4%8%107
New Jersey50%30%11%9%194
New York51%24%16%9%419
North Carolina60%21%14%5%364
North Dakota59%25%12%4%132
Ohio62%23%9%6%375
Oklahoma59%23%12%6%178
Oregon61%26%7%6%109
Pennsylvania57%22%12%9%401
South Carolina58%27%8%8%206
South Dakota67%30%2%2%104
Tennessee63%22%11%5%350
Texas55%22%14%8%962
Utah78%20%2%< 1%126
Virginia65%24%8%3%288
Washington62%27%3%8%182
West Virginia61%25%7%7%142
Wisconsin70%19%7%4%188
Wyoming62%19%9%10%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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