States That Have Voted On Amendments
- See List of U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions by type for a more detailed list.
The following table shows all popular vote results on state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage, or, in the case of Hawaii, granting the legislature authority to ban same-sex marriage.
State | Date | Yes vote | No vote | Final outcome | |
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West: | |||||
Alaska | 1998 | 68% (152,965) | 32% (71,631) | Yes | |
Hawaii | 1998 | 69% (285,384) | 31% (117,827) | Yes | |
Nevada | 2002 | 67% (337,183) | 33% (164,555) | Yes | |
Montana | 2004 | 67% (295,070) | 33% (148,263) | Yes | |
Oregon | 2004 | 57% (1,028,546) | 43% (787,556) | Yes | |
Utah | 2004 | 66% (593,297) | 34% (307,488) | Yes | |
Arizona | 2006 | 48% (574,332) | 52% (607,769) | No | |
Colorado | 2006 | 56% (865,126) | 44% (674,030) | Yes | |
Idaho | 2006 | 63% (282,301) | 37% (163,408) | Yes | |
Arizona | 2008 | 56% (1,077,055) | 44% (834,083) | Yes | |
California | 2008 | 52% (5,387,939) | 48% (4,883,460) | Yes | |
Midwest: | |||||
Nebraska | 2000 | 70% (450,073) | 30% (189,555) | Yes | |
Missouri | 2004 | 71% (1,055,771) | 29% (439,529) | Yes | |
Michigan | 2004 | 59% (2,698,077) | 41% (1,904,319) | Yes | |
North Dakota | 2004 | 73% (223,572) | 27% (81,716) | Yes | |
Ohio | 2004 | 62% (3,329,335) | 38% (2,065,462) | Yes | |
Oklahoma | 2004 | 76% (1,075,216) | 24% (347,303) | Yes | |
Kansas | 2005 | 70% (414,106) | 30% (178,018) | Yes | |
South Dakota | 2006 | 52% (172,242) | 48% (160,173) | Yes | |
Wisconsin | 2006 | 59% (1,260,554) | 41% (861,554) | Yes | |
Minnesota | 2012 | 47% (1,399,938) | 53% (1,550,844) | No | |
South: | |||||
Louisiana | 2004 | 78% (618,928) | 22% (177,103) | Yes | |
Arkansas | 2004 | 75% (753,770) | 25% (251,914) | Yes | |
Georgia | 2004 | 76% (2,454,912) | 24% (768,703) | Yes | |
Kentucky | 2004 | 75% (1,222,125) | 25% (417,097) | Yes | |
Mississippi | 2004 | 86% (957,104) | 14% (155,648) | Yes | |
Texas | 2005 | 76% (1,718,513) | 24% (536,052) | Yes | |
Alabama | 2006 | 81% (734,746) | 19% (170,399) | Yes | |
South Carolina | 2006 | 78% (825,766) | 22% (232,978) | Yes | |
Tennessee | 2006 | 81% (1,419,434) | 19% (327,536) | Yes | |
Virginia | 2006 | 57% (1,328,134) | 43% (998,483) | Yes | |
Florida | 2008 | 62% (4,645,602) | 38% (2,833,052) | Yes | |
North Carolina | 2012 | 61% (1,317,976) | 39% (829,823) | Yes |
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