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Full Survey Results
PRRI conducted a survey of 22,612 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)
31.5%
66.8%
- 14%85%
- 2. Washington
16%82% - 3. Rhode Island
17%82% - 4. Minnesota
17%82% - 5. Connecticut
21%77% - 6. New Jersey
21%76% - 7. Vermont
23%77% - 8. Colorado
23%77% - 23%76%
- 10. Maine
23%75% - 11. Maryland
25%75% - 12. Nevada
22%71% - 13. Illinois
25%74% - 14. Iowa
23%72% - 15. New York
25%73% - 16. Wisconsin
26%73% - 17. Oregon
26%73% - 18. Virginia
26%71% - 19. Alaska
28%72% - 20. California
27%71% - 21. Michigan
28%70% - 22. Pennsylvania
28%69% - 23. Hawaii
29%69% - 24. North Dakota
30%69% - 25. Ohio
30%69% - 26. Arizona
31%69% - 27. Florida
30%68% - 28. New Mexico
31%68% - 29. Delaware
32%66% - 30. North Carolina
32%66% - 31. Indiana
32%65% - 32. Missouri
35%65% - 33. Oklahoma
35%64% - 34. Idaho
34%62% - 35. Texas
35%62% - 36. Montana
38%62% - 37. Georgia
37%60% - 38. South Dakota
40%61% - 39. Kansas
39%58% - 40. Nebraska
40%58% - 41. Wyoming
41%58% - 42. Kentucky
42%58% - 43. Utah
43%56% - 44. Tennessee
42%54% - 45. West Virginia
44%56% - 46. Louisiana
46%52% - 47. South Carolina
48%50% - 48. Alabama
47%49% - 49. Arkansas
52%47% - 50. Mississippi
55%44%
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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