Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people

Source
PRRI
Date
2018
Regions Surveyed
50

Full Survey Results

In 2018, PRRI conducted a survey of 54,357 Americans in all 50 states. The survey included a variety of topics, including same-sex marriage and discrimination protections. The percentage of negative and "refused" responses were not included.

Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing a small business owner in your state to refuse to provide products or services to gay or lesbian people, if doing so violates their religious beliefs"

Oppose
Survey Average (Unweighted)
55.8%
  1. 70%
  2. 66%
  3. 65%
  4. 4. Vermont
    64%
  5. 63%
  6. 63%
  7. 7. Maine
    62%
  8. 61%
  9. 61%
  10. 60%
  11. 11. Ohio
    60%
  12. 12. Maryland
    59%
  13. 59%
  14. 59%
  15. 15. Wisconsin
    58%
  16. 16. Kentucky
    58%
  17. 17. Michigan
    58%
  18. 18. Illinois
    57%
  19. 19. Virginia
    57%
  20. 20. Florida
    57%
  21. 21. Idaho
    57%
  22. 57%
  23. 23. Iowa
    57%
  24. 24. Minnesota
    56%
  25. 25. Arizona
    56%
  26. 26. Georgia
    56%
  27. 27. Hawaii
    55%
  28. 28. Oregon
    54%
  29. 54%
  30. 30. Texas
    54%
  31. 31. Missouri
    54%
  32. 53%
  33. 33. Colorado
    53%
  34. 53%
  35. 53%
  36. 36. Alaska
    52%
  37. 52%
  38. 38. Wyoming
    52%
  39. 39. Indiana
    51%
  40. 40. Nebraska
    51%
  41. 41. Montana
    51%
  42. 51%
  43. 43. Kansas
    50%
  44. 44. Arkansas
    50%
  45. 45. Alabama
    49%
  46. 46. Utah
    49%
  47. 47. Nevada
    49%
  48. 48. Louisiana
    48%
  49. 49. Oklahoma
    48%
  50. 50. Tennessee
    47%

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 danlev