Views about homosexuality among conservatives by state (2014) Switch to: State among conservatives by views about homosexuality

% of conservatives who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama28%67%3%3%267
Alaska33%55%9%2%115
Arizona44%47%3%6%264
Arkansas26%71%1%1%130
California50%41%5%5%1,134
Colorado41%47%6%6%170
Connecticut60%34%2%4%110
Florida49%43%4%4%760
Georgia39%52%5%3%417
Idaho40%50%7%2%138
Illinois45%47%4%4%459
Indiana39%52%5%4%276
Iowa40%55%3%3%142
Kansas33%53%8%6%132
Kentucky23%68%6%4%189
Louisiana43%47%6%5%234
Maryland42%49%9%1%170
Massachusetts69%26%3%2%160
Michigan38%52%9%2%342
Minnesota42%53%4%2%192
Mississippi18%77%4%1%150
Missouri36%55%3%7%251
Montana41%53%2%5%138
Nebraska33%57%5%4%132
Nevada55%40%2%2%116
New Hampshire43%44%8%5%102
New Jersey55%38%2%5%271
New Mexico34%56%6%5%106
New York50%39%6%5%606
North Carolina34%53%7%6%411
North Dakota46%47%6%1%161
Ohio40%51%5%4%456
Oklahoma32%63%3%3%162
Oregon41%52%7%1%125
Pennsylvania45%48%4%3%498
South Carolina37%56%5%3%218
South Dakota41%50%6%3%139
Tennessee22%73%3%2%322
Texas40%51%5%4%1,050
Utah34%61%2%2%150
Virginia37%57%4%2%344
Washington39%54%5%2%215
West Virginia31%61%4%4%139
Wisconsin44%51%1%3%247
Wyoming34%59%3%4%143
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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