Support for same-sex marriage (US)

Date
January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016
Regions Surveyed
50

Full Survey Results

PRRI conducted a survey of 81,970 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)
38.6%
53.2%
  1. 18%
    76%
  2. 19%
    73%
  3. 3. Vermont
    21%
    69%
  4. 24%
    70%
  5. 24%
    69%
  6. 25%
    66%
  7. 26%
    66%
  8. 27%
    65%
  9. 28%
    65%
  10. 10. New York
    29%
    63%
  11. 11. Oregon
    29%
    62%
  12. 12. Hawaii
    29%
    61%
  13. 30%
    60%
  14. 14. Illinois
    33%
    60%
  15. 15. Alaska
    34%
    60%
  16. 34%
    58%
  17. 17. Nevada
    35%
    57%
  18. 18. Iowa
    35%
    56%
  19. 19. Maine
    35%
    56%
  20. 20. Arizona
    36%
    56%
  21. 21. Minnesota
    37%
    57%
  22. 36%
    55%
  23. 23. Wisconsin
    36%
    55%
  24. 24. Maryland
    36%
    54%
  25. 25. Florida
    37%
    53%
  26. 26. Michigan
    38%
    54%
  27. 27. Kansas
    38%
    53%
  28. 28. Indiana
    38%
    52%
  29. 29. Ohio
    40%
    53%
  30. 30. Idaho
    41%
    49%
  31. 31. Virginia
    42%
    49%
  32. 32. Nebraska
    43%
    49%
  33. 33. Montana
    43%
    49%
  34. 34. Wyoming
    43%
    48%
  35. 35. Missouri
    45%
    48%
  36. 36. Texas
    45%
    46%
  37. 37. Utah
    47%
    46%
  38. 44%
    43%
  39. 47%
    46%
  40. 40. Kentucky
    47%
    45%
  41. 41. Georgia
    47%
    45%
  42. 42. Oklahoma
    48%
    44%
  43. 50%
    45%
  44. 44. Louisiana
    49%
    41%
  45. 49%
    40%
  46. 57%
    39%
  47. 47. Tennessee
    56%
    37%
  48. 48. Arkansas
    57%
    37%
  49. 49. Alabama
    60%
    33%
  50. 65%
    25%

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