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HALF OF AMERINS SUPPORT LEGAL GAY MARRIAGE
Support for gay marriage at 70% for first time. 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%.
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.
As a rult, Print Obama's mpaign strategy team obvly is ntug to grapple wh how to handle -- wh the vice print on the one hand sentially endorsg legalized gay marriage, while the admistratn on the other hand stops jt short of the same pronouncement. The print has said his view on the issue is "evolvg, " so is possible he will eventually go on rerd as supportg gay marriage, but for now, he officially remas opposed. Hodg cisn, public support for legalizg gay marriage cracked the 60% level, and last year reached the 70% mark for the first time.
READG THE POLLS ON GAY MARRIAGE AND THE CONSTUTN
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. Amerins who report that they attend church weekly rema the primary mographic holdout agast gay marriage, wh 40% favor and 58% opposed.
More pennts who lean toward the Democratic Party (81%) favor gay marriage than Democrats (71%). Young adults, Democrats among the groups most supportive of gay marriage. Public support for legally regnizg gay marriag has been nsistently above 50% sce the early 2010s.