Support for same-sex marriage (US)

Date
January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017
Regions Surveyed
50

Full Survey Results

PRRI conducted a survey of 101,438 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)
34.2%
56.4%
  1. 19%
    74%
  2. 19%
    70%
  3. 20%
    70%
  4. 4. Hawaii
    25%
    68%
  5. 5. Nevada
    25%
    67%
  6. 24%
    66%
  7. 25%
    66%
  8. 8. Oregon
    26%
    65%
  9. 26%
    64%
  10. 29%
    67%
  11. 26%
    64%
  12. 12. Colorado
    27%
    64%
  13. 13. Delaware
    25%
    62%
  14. 14. Minnesota
    27%
    63%
  15. 15. Wisconsin
    29%
    63%
  16. 16. Arizona
    28%
    62%
  17. 17. Nebraska
    27%
    61%
  18. 18. Illinois
    29%
    62%
  19. 19. Vermont
    32%
    61%
  20. 20. Kansas
    32%
    61%
  21. 21. Iowa
    31%
    59%
  22. 32%
    60%
  23. 23. Maryland
    32%
    59%
  24. 24. Maine
    32%
    59%
  25. 25. Florida
    32%
    58%
  26. 26. Virginia
    34%
    57%
  27. 27. Ohio
    35%
    56%
  28. 28. Michigan
    36%
    56%
  29. 35%
    54%
  30. 30. Alaska
    36%
    54%
  31. 31. Idaho
    36%
    54%
  32. 32. Montana
    36%
    53%
  33. 33. Indiana
    38%
    53%
  34. 34. Georgia
    38%
    51%
  35. 35. Oklahoma
    40%
    52%
  36. 39%
    50%
  37. 37. Texas
    39%
    50%
  38. 38. Utah
    41%
    51%
  39. 39. Missouri
    41%
    51%
  40. 40. Wyoming
    39%
    49%
  41. 40%
    49%
  42. 42. Kentucky
    42%
    49%
  43. 43. Tennessee
    43%
    46%
  44. 46%
    46%
  45. 45%
    44%
  46. 46. Louisiana
    45%
    44%
  47. 47. Alabama
    48%
    41%
  48. 48. Arkansas
    50%
    42%
  49. 55%
    37%
  50. 56%
    37%

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