Wide Gay Regional Marriage, Difference in Support for Gay Marriage, 2014 Allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally Allow same sex marriage Do not allow same sex marriage
Our polling data can be further analyzed by dividing each of the four major regions into smaller subregions. For example, in the South Atlantic region – which comprises Florida and Georgia as well as North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, four states that either recently legalized gay marriage or are likely to do so soon – respondents in 2014 are divided over same-sex marriage, with 45% in favor and 46% opposed.
Wide Gay Regional Marriage, Difference in Support  | for Gay Marriage, 2014  | Allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally  | Allow same sex marriage  | Do not allow same sex marriage  | OPPOSE  | FAVOR  | SOUTH CENTRAL  | 50%  | 41%  | AL AR KY LA MS OK TN TX  | SOUTH ATLANTIC  | 46  | 45  | FL GA NO SC VA  | MOUNTAIN  | 42  | 50  | AZ co ID MT NM NV UT WY  | GREAT LAKES  | 42  | 50  | in MI OH  | MIDWEST  | 40  | 56  | KS MN MO NE ND SD  | MIDDLE ATLANTIC  | 33  | 58  | DE MD  | PACIFIC  | 30  | 63  | OR  | NEW ENGLAND  | 25  | 71  | MA ME NH  | Note: Regional breakdowns are based on the U.S Census  | regions Regional and divisions with three exce ptions Maryland,  | De laware and D.C. are grouped in the mid-Atlantic with New  | York, New Jersey and Pennsy grouped Ivania instead of in the South  | Atlantic. The census divisions of East South Central and West  | South Central are combined into a single South Central  | designation.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 