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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%
- 18%76%
- 19%73%
- 3. Vermont
21%69% - 4. Connecticut
24%70% - 5. Rhode Island
24%69% - 6. Delaware
25%66% - 7. New Jersey
26%66% - 8. Colorado
27%65% - 9. Washington
28%65% - 10. New York
29%63% - 11. Oregon
29%62% - 12. Hawaii
29%61% - 13. California
30%60% - 14. Illinois
33%60% - 15. Alaska
34%60% - 16. New Mexico
34%58% - 17. Nevada
35%57% - 18. Iowa
35%56% - 19. Maine
35%56% - 20. Arizona
36%56% - 21. Minnesota
37%57% - 22. Pennsylvania
36%55% - 23. Wisconsin
36%55% - 24. Maryland
36%54% - 25. Florida
37%53% - 26. Michigan
38%54% - 27. Kansas
38%53% - 28. Indiana
38%52% - 29. Ohio
40%53% - 30. Idaho
41%49% - 31. Virginia
42%49% - 32. Nebraska
43%49% - 33. Montana
43%49% - 34. Wyoming
43%48% - 35. Missouri
45%48% - 36. Texas
45%46% - 37. Utah
47%46% - 38. North Dakota
44%43% - 39. North Carolina
47%46% - 40. Kentucky
47%45% - 41. Georgia
47%45% - 42. Oklahoma
48%44% - 43. West Virginia
50%45% - 44. Louisiana
49%41% - 45. South Carolina
49%40% - 46. South Dakota
57%39% - 47. Tennessee
56%37% - 48. Arkansas
57%37% - 49. Alabama
60%33% - 50. Mississippi
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).
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