Views about same-sex marriage among adults who say religion is very important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is very important by views about same-sex marriage

% of adults who say religion is very important who …same-sex marriage

StateStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Alabama25%66%9%397
Alaska40%54%6%124
Arizona39%53%8%335
Arkansas27%60%13%217
California44%49%8%1,666
Colorado41%53%6%230
Connecticut59%39%3%156
Delaware35%57%7%147
District of Columbia40%43%17%140
Florida37%53%10%1,058
Georgia29%64%8%626
Hawaii44%46%10%134
Idaho27%58%14%168
Illinois42%48%10%696
Indiana28%63%9%381
Iowa38%56%6%184
Kansas33%63%5%165
Kentucky27%66%7%289
Louisiana30%62%8%328
Maine40%53%7%108
Maryland45%46%9%327
Massachusetts52%31%17%251
Michigan36%57%7%513
Minnesota40%55%5%281
Mississippi21%72%7%233
Missouri33%61%6%356
Montana30%58%12%139
Nebraska39%58%3%179
Nevada35%58%7%133
New Hampshire54%40%7%107
New Jersey41%47%12%434
New Mexico33%57%10%169
New York45%46%9%882
North Carolina32%58%10%639
North Dakota31%64%5%197
Ohio34%58%8%673
Oklahoma32%62%6%251
Oregon36%55%9%174
Pennsylvania34%56%10%739
Rhode Island51%38%11%149
South Carolina27%67%6%346
South Dakota40%55%6%175
Tennessee22%71%7%475
Texas31%60%9%1,611
Utah36%60%4%191
Virginia32%62%6%503
Washington35%55%10%312
West Virginia25%63%12%197
Wisconsin41%55%4%279
Wyoming33%60%7%166
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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