Political ideology among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by political ideology

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who are…

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama34%40%20%7%197
Alaska18%46%28%7%192
Arizona27%37%30%6%411
Arkansas25%48%20%7%137
California22%37%36%4%2,580
Colorado20%41%34%4%337
Connecticut26%38%30%6%291
Delaware14%46%29%10%209
District of Columbia10%37%45%8%231
Florida28%35%30%6%1,283
Georgia30%37%28%5%522
Hawaii15%51%28%5%214
Idaho29%42%25%4%185
Illinois22%40%34%4%850
Indiana29%36%28%7%359
Iowa28%38%29%4%184
Kansas23%37%38%1%170
Kentucky22%37%38%3%186
Louisiana40%33%20%6%247
Maine20%36%41%3%218
Maryland17%41%35%7%435
Massachusetts20%35%40%5%574
Michigan21%39%30%9%595
Minnesota22%36%35%6%362
Mississippi21%46%26%7%121
Missouri25%42%26%7%371
Montana29%40%27%5%186
Nebraska23%35%32%10%188
Nevada27%40%28%5%207
New Hampshire21%41%34%4%218
New Jersey22%39%32%6%627
New Mexico20%48%30%2%189
New York21%38%37%5%1,396
North Carolina25%40%32%3%551
North Dakota36%33%28%3%183
Ohio27%38%29%7%660
Oklahoma23%47%24%6%180
Oregon19%38%40%4%278
Pennsylvania26%39%29%7%858
Rhode Island19%39%39%3%224
South Carolina31%42%21%6%251
South Dakota33%35%25%7%181
Tennessee25%34%31%10%262
Texas28%39%28%5%1,366
Utah27%36%33%4%169
Vermont20%36%41%3%238
Virginia24%45%26%5%538
Washington17%34%42%7%497
West Virginia32%36%26%6%143
Wisconsin28%43%26%3%383
Wyoming26%41%26%7%164
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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