Support for same-sex marriage (US)

Date
January 4–December 30, 2017
Regions Surveyed
50

Full Survey Results

PRRI conducted a survey of 71,197 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)
30.9%
60.6%
  1. 13%
    80%
  2. 2. Vermont
    16%
    80%
  3. 17%
    78%
  4. 20%
    73%
  5. 21%
    73%
  6. 22%
    73%
  7. 21%
    71%
  8. 8. Hawaii
    20%
    68%
  9. 9. Nevada
    23%
    70%
  10. 10. Maine
    25%
    71%
  11. 11. New York
    24%
    69%
  12. 23%
    68%
  13. 23%
    66%
  14. 14. Oregon
    25%
    67%
  15. 15. Maryland
    25%
    66%
  16. 16. Illinois
    25%
    65%
  17. 17. Minnesota
    27%
    67%
  18. 18. Wisconsin
    26%
    66%
  19. 27%
    64%
  20. 20. Arizona
    28%
    63%
  21. 21. Michigan
    29%
    63%
  22. 30%
    63%
  23. 23. Wyoming
    30%
    62%
  24. 24. Delaware
    27%
    58%
  25. 25. Florida
    30%
    61%
  26. 26. Ohio
    33%
    61%
  27. 27. Virginia
    32%
    60%
  28. 28. Iowa
    33%
    59%
  29. 29. Idaho
    32%
    56%
  30. 30. Indiana
    34%
    58%
  31. 31. Missouri
    35%
    58%
  32. 32. Alaska
    34%
    57%
  33. 33. Nebraska
    33%
    54%
  34. 34. Texas
    34%
    55%
  35. 35. Kansas
    37%
    57%
  36. 36. Montana
    37%
    57%
  37. 35%
    53%
  38. 38. Oklahoma
    36%
    53%
  39. 37%
    53%
  40. 40. Utah
    38%
    54%
  41. 37%
    52%
  42. 42. Arkansas
    38%
    52%
  43. 43. Georgia
    39%
    52%
  44. 44. Kentucky
    42%
    51%
  45. 41%
    49%
  46. 46. Louisiana
    44%
    48%
  47. 45%
    48%
  48. 48. Tennessee
    45%
    46%
  49. 48%
    42%
  50. 50. Alabama
    51%
    41%

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