Support for same-sex marriage (US)

Source
PRRI American Values Atlas
Date
January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017
Regions Surveyed
50
Explore more: Support for same-sex marriage

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. 27%
    64%
  13. 25%
    62%
  14. 27%
    63%
  15. 29%
    63%
  16. 16. Arizona
    28%
    62%
  17. 27%
    61%
  18. 29%
    62%
  19. 19. Vermont
    32%
    61%
  20. 20. Kansas
    32%
    61%
  21. 21. Iowa
    31%
    59%
  22. 32%
    60%
  23. 32%
    59%
  24. 24. Maine
    32%
    59%
  25. 25. Florida
    32%
    58%
  26. 34%
    57%
  27. 27. Ohio
    35%
    56%
  28. 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. 40%
    52%
  36. 39%
    50%
  37. 37. Texas
    39%
    50%
  38. 38. Utah
    41%
    51%
  39. 41%
    51%
  40. 40. Wyoming
    39%
    49%
  41. 40%
    49%
  42. 42%
    49%
  43. 43%
    46%
  44. 46%
    46%
  45. 45%
    44%
  46. 45%
    44%
  47. 47. Alabama
    48%
    41%
  48. 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