Gay Marriage and the Democratic Base | FiveThirtyEight

Contents:

• HOW CONGRS ACHIEVED A HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH ON GAY MARRIAGE
• TWO-THIRDS OF DEMOCRATS NOW SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE
• GAY MARRIAGE AND THE DEMOCRATIC BASE
• IS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S GAY MARRIAGE PLATFORM GOOD POLICS?
• DEMOCRATS DELAY SENATE VOTE TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE AS G.O.P. BALKS

HOW CONGRS ACHIEVED A HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH ON GAY MARRIAGE

More pennts who lean toward the Democratic Party (81%) favor gay marriage than Democrats (71%). Support for gay marriage at 70% for first time.

TWO-THIRDS OF DEMOCRATS NOW SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE

A small mory of Amerins (27%) supported legal regnn of gay and lbian marriag 1996, when Gallup first asked the qutn. Hodg cisn 2015, support for gay marriage had reached 60%.

GAY MARRIAGE AND THE DEMOCRATIC BASE

For the First Time, a Small Majory of Republins Support Gay Marriage.

This uld suggt that support for gay marriage has reached a ceilg for this group, at least for now.

Adults, who were once holdouts support for gay marriage, now e down on the same si of the issue as young adults. “I have suggted to others that not only would I like to see Roe, Casey, and Griswold on ntraceptn dified but I’ve also ma clear my support for, for gay marriage years ago, ” she said.

IS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S GAY MARRIAGE PLATFORM GOOD POLICS?

As recently as 2004, nearly twice as many Amerins opposed than favored allowg gay and lbian people to marry legally; by 2019, public opn had reversed, wh 61% favor and 31% opposed.

DEMOCRATS DELAY SENATE VOTE TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE AS G.O.P. BALKS

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