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| SUPREME COURT QUESTIONS ASKED IN ALL 50 STATES ( Released 7/18/05 ) | |||||||||||||||
| SORTED ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE ( scroll down for other sorts ) | |||||||||||||||
| Thinking about the United States Supreme Court … If you had
to choose, would you prefer a justice who is brilliant, but whose views are not well known to you? Or, would you prefer a justice of average intelligence who shares your personal views? |
Who should have the final say on abortion? Your state government? The Federal Government? Or should the government have no say? |
Who should have the final say on gay marriage? Your state government? The Federal Government? Or should the government have no say? |
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| # | State | Views Unknown | Shares My Views | State | Federal | Neither | State | Federal | Neither | ||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 22% | 75% | 16% | 17% | 62% | 26% | 34% | 37% | r | 1 | 4530182 | |||
| 2 | Alaska | 28% | 65% | 10% | 19% | 65% | 16% | 31% | 49% | r | 1 | 655435 | |||
| 3 | Arizona | 33% | 61% | 11% | 17% | 69% | 17% | 30% | 52% | r | 1 | 5743834 | |||
| 4 | Arkansas | 22% | 73% | 16% | 16% | 63% | 28% | 32% | 37% | r | 1 | 2752629 | |||
| 5 | California | 32% | 60% | 10% | 13% | 75% | 17% | 25% | 56% | d | 0 | 35893799 | |||
| 6 | Colorado | 30% | 63% | 11% | 14% | 73% | 19% | 26% | 52% | r | 1 | 4601403 | |||
| 7 | Connecticut | 33% | 62% | 8% | 12% | 76% | 18% | 22% | 57% | d | 0 | 3503604 | |||
| 8 | Delaware | 31% | 64% | 9% | 10% | 80% | 12% | 24% | 61% | d | 0 | 830364 | |||
| 9 | Florida | 28% | 67% | 10% | 13% | 75% | 16% | 28% | 53% | r | 1 | 17397161 | |||
| 10 | Georgia | 25% | 69% | 12% | 16% | 66% | 23% | 27% | 45% | r | 1 | 8829383 | |||
| 11 | Hawaii | 27% | 64% | 15% | 13% | 67% | 23% | 26% | 48% | d | 0 | 1262840 | |||
| 12 | Idaho | 24% | 70% | 17% | 16% | 63% | 20% | 33% | 45% | r | 1 | 1393262 | |||
| 13 | Illinois | 25% | 71% | 10% | 15% | 71% | 18% | 27% | 53% | d | 0 | 12713634 | |||
| 14 | Indiana | 23% | 71% | 12% | 15% | 70% | 20% | 35% | 42% | r | 1 | 6237569 | |||
| 15 | Iowa | 25% | 68% | 10% | 14% | 72% | 20% | 29% | 48% | r | 1 | 2954451 | |||
| 16 | Kansas | 26% | 69% | 15% | 16% | 64% | 24% | 30% | 44% | r | 1 | 2735502 | |||
| 17 | Kentucky | 26% | 71% | 14% | 22% | 59% | 23% | 36% | 39% | r | 1 | 4145922 | |||
| 18 | Louisiana | 21% | 74% | 17% | 15% | 64% | 23% | 32% | 41% | r | 1 | 4515770 | |||
| 19 | Maine | 33% | 62% | 8% | 11% | 78% | 18% | 26% | 54% | d | 0 | 1317253 | |||
| 20 | Maryland | 28% | 65% | 11% | 12% | 75% | 18% | 26% | 52% | d | 0 | 5558058 | |||
| 21 | Massachusetts | 35% | 57% | 9% | 9% | 79% | 15% | 24% | 59% | d | 0 | 6416505 | |||
| 22 | Michigan | 27% | 69% | 10% | 14% | 73% | 19% | 27% | 52% | d | 0 | 10112620 | |||
| 23 | Minnesota | 28% | 67% | 11% | 20% | 66% | 17% | 32% | 49% | d | 0 | 5100958 | |||
| 24 | Mississippi | 22% | 73% | 19% | 19% | 58% | 26% | 32% | 39% | r | 1 | 2902966 | |||
| 25 | Missouri | 26% | 68% | 12% | 18% | 67% | 19% | 30% | 48% | r | 1 | 5754618 | |||
| 26 | Montana | 27% | 67% | 13% | 16% | 70% | 24% | 27% | 48% | r | 1 | 926865 | |||
| 27 | Nebraska | 27% | 69% | 14% | 20% | 62% | 21% | 32% | 44% | r | 1 | 1747214 | |||
| 28 | Nevada | 30% | 65% | 9% | 14% | 75% | 18% | 30% | 50% | r | 1 | 2334771 | |||
| 29 | New Hampshire | 36% | 58% | 8% | 10% | 79% | 20% | 22% | 56% | d | 0 | 1299500 | |||
| 30 | New Jersey | 32% | 61% | 12% | 10% | 75% | 17% | 26% | 54% | d | 0 | 8698879 | |||
| 31 | New Mexico | 32% | 62% | 15% | 16% | 63% | 19% | 32% | 46% | r | 1 | 1903289 | |||
| 32 | New York | 27% | 66% | 11% | 14% | 72% | 16% | 25% | 55% | d | 0 | 19227088 | |||
| 33 | North Carolina | 18% | 75% | 13% | 17% | 65% | 24% | 34% | 38% | r | 1 | 8541221 | |||
| 34 | North Dakota | 22% | 73% | 17% | 18% | 61% | 22% | 32% | 43% | r | 1 | 634366 | |||
| 35 | Ohio | 25% | 72% | 8% | 16% | 71% | 14% | 30% | 53% | r | 1 | 11459011 | |||
| 36 | Oklahoma | 25% | 68% | 16% | 18% | 63% | 23% | 34% | 40% | r | 1 | 3523553 | |||
| 37 | Oregon | 34% | 59% | 12% | 15% | 69% | 20% | 26% | 50% | d | 0 | 3594586 | |||
| 38 | Pennsylvania | 21% | 74% | 10% | 16% | 73% | 17% | 28% | 53% | d | 0 | 12406292 | |||
| 39 | Rhode Island | 29% | 65% | 8% | 12% | 75% | 15% | 23% | 59% | d | 0 | 1080632 | |||
| 40 | South Carolina | 25% | 70% | 15% | 16% | 66% | 25% | 31% | 41% | r | 1 | 4198068 | |||
| 41 | South Dakota | 20% | 73% | 20% | 17% | 59% | 26% | 30% | 43% | r | 1 | 770883 | |||
| 42 | Tennessee | 21% | 75% | 14% | 18% | 64% | 23% | 39% | 35% | r | 1 | 5900962 | |||
| 43 | Texas | 28% | 66% | 15% | 15% | 68% | 21% | 28% | 48% | r | 1 | 22490022 | |||
| 44 | Utah | 27% | 66% | 22% | 22% | 52% | 32% | 30% | 36% | r | 1 | 2389039 | |||
| 45 | Vermont | 33% | 59% | 10% | 9% | 78% | 23% | 15% | 59% | d | 0 | 621394 | |||
| 46 | Virginia | 27% | 67% | 15% | 18% | 64% | 22% | 31% | 44% | r | 1 | 7459827 | |||
| 47 | Washington | 32% | 61% | 12% | 14% | 72% | 20% | 26% | 51% | d | 0 | 6203788 | |||
| 48 | West Virginia | 22% | 75% | 13% | 19% | 65% | 20% | 36% | 42% | r | 1 | 1815354 | |||
| 49 | Wisconsin | 29% | 65% | 10% | 17% | 70% | 16% | 29% | 52% | d | 0 | 5509026 | |||
| 50 | Wyoming | 28% | 68% | 15% | 15% | 68% | 22% | 31% | 44% | r | 1 | 506529 | |||
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| Weighted Avg all 50 States | 27% | 67% | 12% | 15% | 70% | 19% | 28% | 50% | |||||||
| Weighted Avg RED states | 26% | 69% | 13% | 16% | 67% | 21% | 31% | 46% | |||||||
| Weighted Avg BLUE states | 29% | 64% | 10% | 14% | 73% | 17% | 26% | 54% | |||||||
| Sorted ▼ |
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| SUPREME COURT QUESTIONS ASKED IN ALL 50 STATES ( Released 7/18/05 ) | |||||||||||||||
| NOMINEE, SORTED BY 'SHARES MY VIEWS' IN DESCENDING ORDER ( scroll down for other sorts ) | |||||||||||||||
| Thinking about the United States Supreme Court … If you had
to choose, would you prefer a justice who is brilliant, but whose views are not well known to you? Or, would you prefer a justice of average intelligence who shares your personal views? |
Who should have the final say on abortion? Your state government? The Federal Government? Or should the government have no say? |
Who should have the final say on gay marriage? Your state government? The Federal Government? Or should the government have no say? |
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| # | State | Views Unknown | Shares My Views | State | Federal | Neither | State | Federal | Neither | ||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 22% | 75% | 16% | 17% | 62% | 26% | 34% | 37% | r | 1 | 4530182 | |||
| 1 | North Carolina | 18% | 75% | 13% | 17% | 65% | 24% | 34% | 38% | r | 1 | 8541221 | |||
| 1 | Tennessee | 21% | 75% | 14% | 18% | 64% | 23% | 39% | 35% | r | 1 | 5900962 | |||
| 1 | West Virginia | 22% | 75% | 13% | 19% | 65% | 20% | 36% | 42% | r | 1 | 1815354 | |||
| 5 | Louisiana | 21% | 74% | 17% | 15% | 64% | 23% | 32% | 41% | r | 1 | 4515770 | |||
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 21% | 74% | 10% | 16% | 73% | 17% | 28% | 53% | d | 0 | 12406292 | |||
| 7 | Arkansas | 22% | 73% | 16% | 16% | 63% | 28% | 32% | 37% | r | 1 | 2752629 | |||
| 7 | Mississippi | 22% | 73% | 19% | 19% | 58% | 26% | 32% | 39% | r | 1 | 2902966 | |||
| 7 | North Dakota | 22% | 73% | 17% | 18% | 61% | 22% | 32% | 43% | r | 1 | 634366 | |||
| 7 | South Dakota | 20% | 73% | 20% | 17% | 59% | 26% | 30% | 43% | r | 1 | 770883 | |||
| 11 | Ohio | 25% | 72% | 8% | 16% | 71% | 14% | 30% | 53% | r | 1 | 11459011 | |||
| 12 | Illinois | 25% | 71% | 10% | 15% | 71% | 18% | 27% | 53% | d | 0 | 12713634 | |||
| 12 | Indiana | 23% | 71% | 12% | 15% | 70% | 20% | 35% | 42% | r | 1 | 6237569 | |||
| 12 | Kentucky | 26% | 71% | 14% | 22% | 59% | 23% | 36% | 39% | r | 1 | 4145922 | |||
| 15 | Idaho | 24% | 70% | 17% | 16% | 63% | 20% | 33% | 45% | r | 1 | 1393262 | |||
| 15 | South Carolina | 25% | 70% | 15% | 16% | 66% | 25% | 31% | 41% | r | 1 | 4198068 | |||
| 17 | Georgia | 25% | 69% | 12% | 16% | 66% | 23% | 27% | 45% | r | 1 | 8829383 | |||
| 17 | Kansas | 26% | 69% | 15% | 16% | 64% | 24% | 30% | 44% | r | 1 | 2735502 | |||
| 17 | Michigan | 27% | 69% | 10% | 14% | 73% | 19% | 27% | 52% | d | 0 | 10112620 | |||
| 17 | Nebraska | 27% | 69% | 14% | 20% | 62% | 21% | 32% | 44% | r | 1 | 1747214 | |||
| 21 | Iowa | 25% | 68% | 10% | 14% | 72% | 20% | 29% | 48% | r | 1 | 2954451 | |||
| 21 | Missouri | 26% | 68% | 12% | 18% | 67% | 19% | 30% | 48% | r | 1 | 5754618 | |||
| 21 | Oklahoma | 25% | 68% | 16% | 18% | 63% | 23% | 34% | 40% | r | 1 | 3523553 | |||
| 21 | Wyoming | 28% | 68% | 15% | 15% | 68% | 22% | 31% | 44% | r | 1 | 506529 | |||
| 25 | Florida | 28% | 67% | 10% | 13% | 75% | 16% | 28% | 53% | r | 1 | 17397161 | |||
| 25 | Minnesota | 28% | 67% | 11% | 20% | 66% | 17% | 32% | 49% | d | 0 | 5100958 | |||
| 25 | Montana | 27% | 67% | 13% | 16% | 70% | 24% | 27% | 48% | r | 1 | 926865 | |||
| 25 | Virginia | 27% | 67% | 15% | 18% | 64% | 22% | 31% | 44% | r | 1 | 7459827 | |||
| 29 | New York | 27% | 66% | 11% | 14% | 72% | 16% | 25% | 55% | d | 0 | 19227088 | |||
| 29 | Texas | 28% | 66% | 15% | 15% | 68% | 21% | 28% | 48% | r | 1 | 22490022 | |||
| 29 | Utah | 27% | 66% | 22% | 22% | 52% | 32% | 30% | 36% | r | 1 | 2389039 | |||
| 32 | Alaska | 28% | 65% | 10% | 19% | 65% | 16% | 31% | 49% | r | 1 | 655435 | |||
| 32 | Maryland | 28% | 65% | 11% | 12% | 75% | 18% | 26% | 52% | d | 0 | 5558058 | |||
| 32 | Nevada | 30% | 65% | 9% | 14% | 75% | 18% | 30% | 50% | r | 1 | 2334771 | |||
| 32 | Rhode Island | 29% | 65% | 8% | 12% | 75% | 15% | 23% | 59% | d | 0 | 1080632 | |||
| 32 | Wisconsin | 29% | 65% | 10% | 17% | 70% | 16% | 29% | 52% | d | 0 | 5509026 | |||
| 37 | Delaware | 31% | 64% | 9% | 10% | 80% | 12% | 24% | 61% | d | 0 | 830364 | |||
| 37 | Hawaii | 27% | 64% | 15% | 13% | 67% | 23% | 26% | 48% | d | 0 | 1262840 | |||
| 39 | Colorado | 30% | 63% | 11% | 14% | 73% | 19% | 26% | 52% | r | 1 | 4601403 | |||
| 40 | Connecticut | 33% | 62% | 8% | 12% | 76% | 18% | 22% | 57% | d | 0 | 3503604 | |||
| 40 | Maine | 33% | 62% | 8% | 11% | 78% | 18% | 26% | 54% | d | 0 | 1317253 | |||
| 40 | New Mexico | 32% | 62% | 15% | 16% | 63% | 19% | 32% | 46% | r | 1 | 1903289 | |||
| 43 | Arizona | 33% | 61% | 11% | 17% | 69% | 17% | 30% | 52% | r | 1 | 5743834 | |||
| 43 | New Jersey | 32% | 61% | 12% | 10% | 75% | 17% | 26% | 54% | d | 0 | 8698879 | |||
| 43 | Washington | 32% | 61% | 12% | 14% | 72% | 20% | 26% | 51% | d | 0 | 6203788 | |||
| 46 | California | 32% | 60% | 10% | 13% | 75% | 17% | 25% | 56% | d | 0 | 35893799 | |||
| 47 | Oregon | 34% | 59% | 12% | 15% | 69% | 20% | 26% | 50% | d | 0 | 3594586 | |||
| 47 | Vermont | 33% | 59% | 10% | 9% | 78% | 23% | 15% | 59% | d | 0 | 621394 | |||
| 49 | New Hampshire | 36% | 58% | 8% | 10% | 79% | 20% | 22% | 56% | d | 0 | 1299500 | |||
| 50 | Massachusetts | 35% | 57% | 9% | 9% | 79% | 15% | 24% | 59% | d | 0 | 6416505 | |||
| 293101881 | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted Avg all 50 States | 27% | 67% | 12% | 15% | 70% | 19% | 28% | 50% | |||||||
| Weighted Avg RED states | 26% | 69% | 13% | 16% | 67% | 21% | 31% | 46% | |||||||
| Weighted Avg BLUE states | 29% | 64% | 10% | 14% | 73% | 17% | 26% | 54% | |||||||
| Sorted ▼ |
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| SUPREME COURT QUESTIONS ASKED IN ALL 50 STATES ( Released 7/18/05 ) | |||||||||||||||
| ABORTION, SORTED BY 'GOVT SHOULD HAVE NO SAY' IN ASCENDING ORDER (scroll down for other sorts) | |||||||||||||||
| Thinking about the United States Supreme Court … If you had
to choose, would you prefer a justice who is brilliant, but whose views are not well known to you? Or, would you prefer a justice of average intelligence who shares your personal views? |
Who should have the final say on abortion? Your state government? The Federal Government? Or should the government have no say? |
Who should have the final say on gay marriage? Your state government? The Federal Government? Or should the government have no say? |
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| # | State | Views Unknown | Shares My Views | State | Federal | Neither | State | Federal | Neither | ||||||
| 1 | Utah | 27% | 66% | 22% | 22% | 52% | 32% | 30% | 36% | r | 1 | 2389039 | |||
| 2 | Mississippi | 22% | 73% | 19% | 19% | 58% | 26% | 32% | 39% | r | 1 | 2902966 | |||
| 3 | Kentucky | 26% | 71% | 14% | 22% | 59% | 23% | 36% | 39% | r | 1 | 4145922 | |||
| 3 | South Dakota | 20% | 73% | 20% | 17% | 59% | 26% | 30% | 43% | r | 1 | 770883 | |||
| 5 | North Dakota | 22% | 73% | 17% | 18% | 61% | 22% | 32% | 43% | r | 1 | 634366 | |||
| 6 | Alabama | 22% | 75% | 16% | 17% | 62% | 26% | 34% | 37% | r | 1 | 4530182 | |||
| 6 | Nebraska | 27% | 69% | 14% | 20% | 62% | 21% | 32% | 44% | r | 1 | 1747214 | |||
| 8 | Arkansas | 22% | 73% | 16% | 16% | 63% | 28% | 32% | 37% | r | 1 | 2752629 | |||
| 8 | Idaho | 24% | 70% | 17% | 16% | 63% | 20% | 33% | 45% | r | 1 | 1393262 | |||
| 8 | New Mexico | 32% | 62% | 15% | 16% | 63% | 19% | 32% | 46% | r | 1 | 1903289 | |||
| 8 | Oklahoma | 25% | 68% | 16% | 18% | 63% | 23% | 34% | 40% | r | 1 | 3523553 | |||
| 12 | Kansas | 26% | 69% | 15% | 16% | 64% | 24% | 30% | 44% | r | 1 | 2735502 | |||
| 12 | Louisiana | 21% | 74% | 17% | 15% | 64% | 23% | 32% | 41% | r | 1 | 4515770 | |||
| 12 | Tennessee | 21% | 75% | 14% | 18% | 64% | 23% | 39% | 35% | r | 1 | 5900962 | |||
| 12 | Virginia | 27% | 67% | 15% | 18% | 64% | 22% | 31% | 44% | r | 1 | 7459827 | |||
| 16 | Alaska | 28% | 65% | 10% | 19% | 65% | 16% | 31% | 49% | r | 1 | 655435 | |||
| 16 | North Carolina | 18% | 75% | 13% | 17% | 65% | 24% | 34% | 38% | r | 1 | 8541221 | |||
| 16 | West Virginia | 22% | 75% | 13% | 19% | 65% | 20% | 36% | 42% | r | 1 | 1815354 | |||
| 19 | Georgia | 25% | 69% | 12% | 16% | 66% | 23% | 27% | 45% | r | 1 | 8829383 | |||
| 19 | Minnesota | 28% | 67% | 11% | 20% | 66% | 17% | 32% | 49% | d | 0 | 5100958 | |||
| 19 | South Carolina | 25% | 70% | 15% | 16% | 66% | 25% | 31% | 41% | r | 1 | 4198068 | |||
| 22 | Hawaii | 27% | 64% | 15% | 13% | 67% | 23% | 26% | 48% | d | 0 | 1262840 | |||
| 22 | Missouri | 26% | 68% | 12% | 18% | 67% | 19% | 30% | 48% | r | 1 | 5754618 | |||
| 24 | Texas | 28% | 66% | 15% | 15% | 68% | 21% | 28% | 48% | r | 1 | 22490022 | |||
| 24 | Wyoming | 28% | 68% | 15% | 15% | 68% | 22% | 31% | 44% | r | 1 | 506529 | |||
| 26 | Arizona | 33% | 61% | 11% | 17% | 69% | 17% | 30% | 52% | r | 1 | 5743834 | |||
| 26 | Oregon | 34% | 59% | 12% | 15% | 69% | 20% | 26% | 50% | d | 0 | 3594586 | |||
| 28 | Indiana | 23% | 71% | 12% | 15% | 70% | 20% | 35% | 42% | r | 1 | 6237569 | |||
| 28 | Montana | 27% | 67% | 13% | 16% | 70% | 24% | 27% | 48% | r | 1 | 926865 | |||
| 28 | Wisconsin | 29% | 65% | 10% | 17% | 70% | 16% | 29% | 52% | d | 0 | 5509026 | |||
| 31 | Illinois | 25% | 71% | 10% | 15% | 71% | 18% | 27% | 53% | d | 0 | 12713634 | |||
| 31 | Ohio | 25% | 72% | 8% | 16% | 71% | 14% | 30% | 53% | r | 1 | 11459011 | |||
| 33 | Iowa | 25% | 68% | 10% | 14% | 72% | 20% | 29% | 48% | r | 1 | 2954451 | |||
| 33 | New York | 27% | 66% | 11% | 14% | 72% | 16% | 25% | 55% | d | 0 | 19227088 | |||
| 33 | Washington | 32% | 61% | 12% | 14% | 72% | 20% | 26% | 51% | d | 0 | 6203788 | |||
| 36 | Colorado | 30% | 63% | 11% | 14% | 73% | 19% | 26% | 52% | r | 1 | 4601403 | |||
| 36 | Michigan | 27% | 69% | 10% | 14% | 73% | 19% | 27% | 52% | d | 0 | 10112620 | |||
| 36 | Pennsylvania | 21% | 74% | 10% | 16% | 73% | 17% | 28% | 53% | d | 0 | 12406292 | |||
| 39 | California | 32% | 60% | 10% | 13% | 75% | 17% | 25% | 56% | d | 0 | 35893799 | |||
| 39 | Florida | 28% | 67% | 10% | 13% | 75% | 16% | 28% | 53% | r | 1 | 17397161 | |||
| 39 | Maryland | 28% | 65% | 11% | 12% | 75% | 18% | 26% | 52% | d | 0 | 5558058 | |||
| 39 | Nevada | 30% | 65% | 9% | 14% | 75% | 18% | 30% | 50% | r | 1 | 2334771 | |||
| 39 | New Jersey | 32% | 61% | 12% | 10% | 75% | 17% | 26% | 54% | d | 0 | 8698879 | |||
| 39 | Rhode Island | 29% | 65% | 8% | 12% | 75% | 15% | 23% | 59% | d | 0 | 1080632 | |||
| 45 | Connecticut | 33% | 62% | 8% | 12% | 76% | 18% | 22% | 57% | d | 0 | 3503604 | |||
| 46 | Maine | 33% | 62% | 8% | 11% | 78% | 18% | 26% | 54% | d | 0 | 1317253 | |||
| 46 | Vermont | 33% | 59% | 10% | 9% | 78% | 23% | 15% | 59% | d | 0 | 621394 | |||
| 48 | Massachusetts | 35% | 57% | 9% | 9% | 79% | 15% | 24% | 59% | d | 0 | 6416505 | |||
| 48 | New Hampshire | 36% | 58% | 8% | 10% | 79% | 20% | 22% | 56% | d | 0 | 1299500 | |||
| 50 | Delaware | 31% | 64% | 9% | 10% | 80% | 12% | 24% | 61% | d | 0 | 830364 | |||
| 293101881 | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted Avg all 50 States | 27% | 67% | 12% | 15% | 70% | 19% | 28% | 50% | |||||||
| Weighted Avg RED states | 26% | 69% | 13% | 16% | 67% | 21% | 31% | 46% | |||||||
| Weighted Avg BLUE states | 29% | 64% | 10% | 14% | 73% | 17% | 26% | 54% | |||||||
| Sorted ▼ |
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| SUPREME COURT QUESTIONS ASKED IN ALL 50 STATES ( Released 7/18/05 ) | |||||||||||||||
| GAY MARRIAGE, SORTED BY 'GOVT SHOULD HAVE NO SAY' IN ASCENDING ORDER | |||||||||||||||
| Thinking about the United States Supreme Court … If you had
to choose, would you prefer a justice who is brilliant, but whose views are not well known to you? Or, would you prefer a justice of average intelligence who shares your personal views? |
Who should have the final say on abortion? Your state government? The Federal Government? Or should the government have no say? |
Who should have the final say on gay marriage? Your state government? The Federal Government? Or should the government have no say? |
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| # | State | Views Unknown | Shares My Views | State | Federal | Neither | State | Federal | Neither | ||||||
| 1 | Tennessee | 21% | 75% | 14% | 18% | 64% | 23% | 39% | 35% | r | 1 | 5900962 | |||
| 2 | Utah | 27% | 66% | 22% | 22% | 52% | 32% | 30% | 36% | r | 1 | 2389039 | |||
| 3 | Alabama | 22% | 75% | 16% | 17% | 62% | 26% | 34% | 37% | r | 1 | 4530182 | |||
| 3 | Arkansas | 22% | 73% | 16% | 16% | 63% | 28% | 32% | 37% | r | 1 | 2752629 | |||
| 5 | North Carolina | 18% | 75% | 13% | 17% | 65% | 24% | 34% | 38% | r | 1 | 8541221 | |||
| 6 | Kentucky | 26% | 71% | 14% | 22% | 59% | 23% | 36% | 39% | r | 1 | 4145922 | |||
| 6 | Mississippi | 22% | 73% | 19% | 19% | 58% | 26% | 32% | 39% | r | 1 | 2902966 | |||
| 8 | Oklahoma | 25% | 68% | 16% | 18% | 63% | 23% | 34% | 40% | r | 1 | 3523553 | |||
| 9 | Louisiana | 21% | 74% | 17% | 15% | 64% | 23% | 32% | 41% | r | 1 | 4515770 | |||
| 9 | South Carolina | 25% | 70% | 15% | 16% | 66% | 25% | 31% | 41% | r | 1 | 4198068 | |||
| 11 | Indiana | 23% | 71% | 12% | 15% | 70% | 20% | 35% | 42% | r | 1 | 6237569 | |||
| 11 | West Virginia | 22% | 75% | 13% | 19% | 65% | 20% | 36% | 42% | r | 1 | 1815354 | |||
| 13 | North Dakota | 22% | 73% | 17% | 18% | 61% | 22% | 32% | 43% | r | 1 | 634366 | |||
| 13 | South Dakota | 20% | 73% | 20% | 17% | 59% | 26% | 30% | 43% | r | 1 | 770883 | |||
| 15 | Kansas | 26% | 69% | 15% | 16% | 64% | 24% | 30% | 44% | r | 1 | 2735502 | |||
| 15 | Nebraska | 27% | 69% | 14% | 20% | 62% | 21% | 32% | 44% | r | 1 | 1747214 | |||
| 15 | Virginia | 27% | 67% | 15% | 18% | 64% | 22% | 31% | 44% | r | 1 | 7459827 | |||
| 15 | Wyoming | 28% | 68% | 15% | 15% | 68% | 22% | 31% | 44% | r | 1 | 506529 | |||
| 19 | Georgia | 25% | 69% | 12% | 16% | 66% | 23% | 27% | 45% | r | 1 | 8829383 | |||
| 19 | Idaho | 24% | 70% | 17% | 16% | 63% | 20% | 33% | 45% | r | 1 | 1393262 | |||
| 21 | New Mexico | 32% | 62% | 15% | 16% | 63% | 19% | 32% | 46% | r | 1 | 1903289 | |||
| 22 | Hawaii | 27% | 64% | 15% | 13% | 67% | 23% | 26% | 48% | d | 0 | 1262840 | |||
| 22 | Iowa | 25% | 68% | 10% | 14% | 72% | 20% | 29% | 48% | r | 1 | 2954451 | |||
| 22 | Missouri | 26% | 68% | 12% | 18% | 67% | 19% | 30% | 48% | r | 1 | 5754618 | |||
| 22 | Montana | 27% | 67% | 13% | 16% | 70% | 24% | 27% | 48% | r | 1 | 926865 | |||
| 22 | Texas | 28% | 66% | 15% | 15% | 68% | 21% | 28% | 48% | r | 1 | 22490022 | |||
| 27 | Alaska | 28% | 65% | 10% | 19% | 65% | 16% | 31% | 49% | r | 1 | 655435 | |||
| 27 | Minnesota | 28% | 67% | 11% | 20% | 66% | 17% | 32% | 49% | d | 0 | 5100958 | |||
| 29 | Nevada | 30% | 65% | 9% | 14% | 75% | 18% | 30% | 50% | r | 1 | 2334771 | |||
| 29 | Oregon | 34% | 59% | 12% | 15% | 69% | 20% | 26% | 50% | d | 0 | 3594586 | |||
| 31 | Washington | 32% | 61% | 12% | 14% | 72% | 20% | 26% | 51% | d | 0 | 6203788 | |||
| 32 | Arizona | 33% | 61% | 11% | 17% | 69% | 17% | 30% | 52% | r | 1 | 5743834 | |||
| 32 | Colorado | 30% | 63% | 11% | 14% | 73% | 19% | 26% | 52% | r | 1 | 4601403 | |||
| 32 | Maryland | 28% | 65% | 11% | 12% | 75% | 18% | 26% | 52% | d | 0 | 5558058 | |||
| 32 | Michigan | 27% | 69% | 10% | 14% | 73% | 19% | 27% | 52% | d | 0 | 10112620 | |||
| 32 | Wisconsin | 29% | 65% | 10% | 17% | 70% | 16% | 29% | 52% | d | 0 | 5509026 | |||
| 37 | Florida | 28% | 67% | 10% | 13% | 75% | 16% | 28% | 53% | r | 1 | 17397161 | |||
| 37 | Illinois | 25% | 71% | 10% | 15% | 71% | 18% | 27% | 53% | d | 0 | 12713634 | |||
| 37 | Ohio | 25% | 72% | 8% | 16% | 71% | 14% | 30% | 53% | r | 1 | 11459011 | |||
| 37 | Pennsylvania | 21% | 74% | 10% | 16% | 73% | 17% | 28% | 53% | d | 0 | 12406292 | |||
| 41 | Maine | 33% | 62% | 8% | 11% | 78% | 18% | 26% | 54% | d | 0 | 1317253 | |||
| 41 | New Jersey | 32% | 61% | 12% | 10% | 75% | 17% | 26% | 54% | d | 0 | 8698879 | |||
| 43 | New York | 27% | 66% | 11% | 14% | 72% | 16% | 25% | 55% | d | 0 | 19227088 | |||
| 44 | California | 32% | 60% | 10% | 13% | 75% | 17% | 25% | 56% | d | 0 | 35893799 | |||
| 44 | New Hampshire | 36% | 58% | 8% | 10% | 79% | 20% | 22% | 56% | d | 0 | 1299500 | |||
| 46 | Connecticut | 33% | 62% | 8% | 12% | 76% | 18% | 22% | 57% | d | 0 | 3503604 | |||
| 47 | Massachusetts | 35% | 57% | 9% | 9% | 79% | 15% | 24% | 59% | d | 0 | 6416505 | |||
| 47 | Rhode Island | 29% | 65% | 8% | 12% | 75% | 15% | 23% | 59% | d | 0 | 1080632 | |||
| 47 | Vermont | 33% | 59% | 10% | 9% | 78% | 23% | 15% | 59% | d | 0 | 621394 | |||
| 50 | Delaware | 31% | 64% | 9% | 10% | 80% | 12% | 24% | 61% | d | 0 | 830364 | |||
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| Weighted Avg all 50 States | 27% | 67% | 12% | 15% | 70% | 19% | 28% | 50% | |||||||
| Weighted Avg RED states | 26% | 69% | 13% | 16% | 67% | 21% | 31% | 46% | |||||||
| Weighted Avg BLUE states | 29% | 64% | 10% | 14% | 73% | 17% | 26% | 54% | |||||||
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