Opinion on Gay Marriage (June 2015)
category | column-1 |
---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 44% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 41% |
Don't know | 14% |
category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 66% | 50% | 25% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 22% | 30% | 60% |
Don't know | 12% | 21% | 15% |
category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 28% | 40% | 14% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 52% | 42% | 78% |
Don't know | 20% | 18% | 8% |
category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
---|---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 80% | 61% | 63% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 12% | 25% | 24% |
Don't know | 8% | 14% | 13% |
category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
---|---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 84% | 53% | 21% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 9% | 30% | 63% |
Don't know | 7% | 17% | 16% |
category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
---|---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 45% | 16% | 8% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 29% | 67% | 84% |
Don't know | 26% | 17% | 8% |
category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
---|---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 73% | 88% | 91% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 12% | 9% | 6% |
Don't know | 15% | 3% | 3% |
category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
---|---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 69% | 28% | 20% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 21% | 60% | 65% |
Don't know | 9% | 12% | 14% |
category | White | Black | Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 42% | 38% | 51% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 46% | 39% | 33% |
Don't know | 12% | 23% | 16% |
category | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 38% | 50% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 47% | 36% |
Don't know | 15% | 14% |
category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
---|---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 53% | 43% | 33% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 29% | 45% | 53% |
Don't know | 18% | 12% | 14% |
category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 66% | 61% | 35% | 27% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 20% | 27% | 52% | 53% |
Don't know | 14% | 12% | 13% | 20% |
category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry | 35% | 38% | 48% | 38% | 44% | 58% |
Gays and lesbians should not have the right to marry | 37% | 44% | 40% | 42% | 44% | 36% |
Don't know | 29% | 18% | 13% | 20% | 11% | 7% |