Two years after the Supreme Court cisn that required stat to regnize same-sex marriag natnwi, support for allowg gays and lbians to marry legally is at s hight pot over 20 years of Pew Rearch Center pollg on the issue.
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- AMERINS' SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REMAS HIGH, AT 61%
- SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
- U.S. SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE STABLE, AT 63%
- GAY MARRIAGE GAS SUPPORT, BUT IT'S STILL A PARTISAN ISSUE
- POLL TRACKS DRAMATIC RISE IN SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE
AMERINS' SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REMAS HIGH, AT 61%
Amerins creasgly support gay and lbian rights and same-sex marriage, but support for trans issu—like genr-affirmg re and bathroom accs—lag behd amid unrelentg GOP cricism. * what percentage of americans support gay marriage *
While Tmp says he oppos same-sex marriage, the issue do not appear on his mpaign webse, and he has been referred to as "the most gay-iendly Republin nomee for print ever" by the print of the Log Cab Republins, an anizatn for gay Republins. The GOP remas the least supportive of gay marriage among the three ma party groups, as strong majori of pennts (65%) and Democrats (79%) say such marriag should be regnized as valid unr the law. Twenty-three percent of Amerins say they would only vote for a ndidate who shar their views on gay marriage, while 44% say is one of many important factors.
SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
* what percentage of americans support gay marriage *
Thkg about how the gay marriage issue might affect your vote for major offic, would you -- [ROTATED: only vote for a ndidate who shar your views on gay marriage, nsir a ndidate's posn on gay marriage as jt one of many important factors when votg or would you not see gay marriage as a major issue]?
U.S. SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE STABLE, AT 63%
Survey data provis evince that the majory of Amerin voters support the legalizatn of gay marriage and thk should be cid at the feral level. Republins are substantially ls likely to support legalizatn, and lower e, lower tnal attament, beg olr, and beg non-whe are signifintly associated wh lower levels of support. * what percentage of americans support gay marriage *
Amerins who are opposed to gay marriage (29%) are much more likely than those favor of (19%) to say they would only vote for a ndidate who shar their views. At the other end of the sle, 22% of gay marriage opponents pared wh 32% of gay marriage supporters say is not a major factor for their vote.
GAY MARRIAGE GAS SUPPORT, BUT IT'S STILL A PARTISAN ISSUE
Fifty percent say equal protectn Constutn giv gays the right to marry; 41 percent say don’t. * what percentage of americans support gay marriage *
Amerins' heightened approval of gay marriage this year mak the issue a fairly straightforward one for the remag Democratic printial ndidat.
Tmp might have found an ial climate to n as a Republin wh a somewhat murky rerd on gay marriage, given his party's taperg opposn to and the rced promence of the issue to Republins' vot. Though his opposn to gay marriage remas, he notably ngratulated sger Elton John on his same-sex nuptial and even attend a gay weddg himself a year after his home state of New York legalized . Wh the Supreme Court's cisn last year likely settlg the matter of s legaly, and pecially sce attempts by some lol and state officials to fy the lg were unsuccsful, the re-emergence of gay marriage as a divisive polil issue is ls likely.
POLL TRACKS DRAMATIC RISE IN SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE
Risg natnal support for legal same-sex marriage reflects steady creas among most subgroups of the populatn, even those who have tradnally been the most ristant to gay marriage. Gay marriage beme the law of the land after the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell cisn, and Print Joe Bin signed bipartisan legislatn to ward off future judicial attempts at undog s legaly late last year.