Support for same-sex marriage (US)

Date
January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015
Regions Surveyed
50

Full Survey Results

PRRI conducted a survey of 52,741 adults from all 50 U.S. states. The American Values Atlas (AVA) by PRRI is an annual survey that covers demographic, religious, and cultural changes in the U.S., including LGBTQ+ issues.

Question: "All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally?"

Oppose
Favor
Survey Average (Unweighted)
39.3%
53.1%
  1. 19%
    75%
  2. 21%
    73%
  3. 19%
    70%
  4. 26%
    67%
  5. 27%
    66%
  6. 6. Vermont
    32%
    67%
  7. 28%
    63%
  8. 29%
    63%
  9. 9. Oregon
    30%
    63%
  10. 10. Maine
    30%
    63%
  11. 11. Hawaii
    31%
    64%
  12. 31%
    61%
  13. 13. Nevada
    32%
    60%
  14. 14. Colorado
    32%
    60%
  15. 15. Delaware
    31%
    57%
  16. 16. Wisconsin
    33%
    59%
  17. 17. Minnesota
    33%
    58%
  18. 18. Illinois
    34%
    59%
  19. 19. Arizona
    33%
    58%
  20. 36%
    58%
  21. 21. Iowa
    37%
    57%
  22. 22. Maryland
    37%
    56%
  23. 37%
    56%
  24. 24. Alaska
    35%
    54%
  25. 25. Michigan
    37%
    55%
  26. 26. Nebraska
    39%
    54%
  27. 27. Ohio
    39%
    53%
  28. 28. Florida
    40%
    52%
  29. 29. Idaho
    41%
    53%
  30. 39%
    50%
  31. 31. Kansas
    43%
    50%
  32. 32. Virginia
    43%
    50%
  33. 33. Texas
    43%
    48%
  34. 34. Montana
    43%
    47%
  35. 35. Missouri
    44%
    47%
  36. 36. Indiana
    45%
    47%
  37. 37. Oklahoma
    48%
    47%
  38. 38. Georgia
    47%
    44%
  39. 48%
    44%
  40. 49%
    44%
  41. 41. Louisiana
    48%
    42%
  42. 42. Utah
    50%
    43%
  43. 43. Wyoming
    49%
    41%
  44. 44. Kentucky
    54%
    40%
  45. 54%
    39%
  46. 46. Tennessee
    55%
    39%
  47. 55%
    37%
  48. 48. Arkansas
    59%
    36%
  49. 49. Alabama
    59%
    32%
  50. 61%
    32%

Regions are ranked by the percentage of "support" responses out of the total responses (excluding participants who answered "don't know" or refused to answer).

Submitted by Unknownmiles