Gay Marriage and the Democratic Base | FiveThirtyEight

Contents:

• TWO-THIRDS OF DEMOCRATS NOW SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE
• VIEWS OF THE REPUBLIN PARTY ON GAY MARRIAGE
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
• GAY MARRIAGE AND THE DEMOCRATIC BASE

TWO-THIRDS OF DEMOCRATS NOW SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE

More pennts who lean toward the Democratic Party (81%) favor gay marriage than Democrats (71%).

VIEWS OF THE REPUBLIN PARTY ON GAY MARRIAGE

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GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

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Gen Xers, the next youngt hort, also support gay marriage, though by a narrower marg (59% favor, 39% oppose). Among olr horts, Boomers (ag 51 to 69) are currently divid (45% favor, 48% oppose), while Silents (ag 70-87) are the only generatn which signifintly more oppose (53%) than favor (39%) gay marriage.

GAY MARRIAGE AND THE DEMOCRATIC BASE

In 2005, 53% of Silent Democrats opposed gay marriage, while jt 31% favored . Support for gay marriage among Silent Republins and Republin leaners also has creased over the past (by 14 pots).

However, Silent Republins oppose allowg gays and lbians to marry legally by three-to-one (72% to 24%).