Please use the SPSS-generated correlation matrix below, on data gathered across the 50 U.S. states to answer questions 23-27. The vote share for Mr. Trump in 2016 is the percentage vote received in each state. The religious observance-belief scale is an index of four criteria (attendance at a place of worship, importance of religion in one's life, belief in God, and frequency of prayer), with individual survey responses aggregated to a state percentage level with the higher scoring states being deemed more religious. Support for LGBTQ rights (noted as "gay rights" in the dataset) is based on the Lax-Phillips opinion index across issues of importance to the LGBTQ communities, with individual survey responses aggregated to a state percentage level with the higher scoring states being deemed more supportive of LGBTQ rights.

Correlations Support for Vote share Religious gay rights for Trump in observance- (Lax-Phillips 2016 belief scale opinion election (Pew) index) Vote share for Trump in Pearson Correlation * * H .636 -.797 2016 election Sig. (2-tailed) .000 000 N 50 50 50 Religious observance- * * Pearson Correlation * * .636 1 -.863 belief scale (Pew) Sig. (2-tailed) .000 .000 N 50 50 50 Support for gay rights * * * * Pearson Correlation -.797 -.863 1 (Lax-Phillips opinion index) Sig. (2-tailed) .000 .000 N 50 50 50 **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)