Support for Gay Marriage Reaches All-Time High in Gallup Poll

American Support For Marriage Equality Reaches All-Time High In Latest Gallup Poll
By: Justin Baragona

Wednesday, May, 21st, 2014, 1:08 pm

Gallup released a new poll on Wednesday showing that support for same-sex marriage has now reached its highest level since the polling firm first started tracking this issue in 1996. Currently, 55% of Americans support same-sex marriage. Conversely, only 42% of adults oppose marriage equality, a new low for the poll. As one would expect, support is highest among young adults and Democrats, while older people and Republicans show the most opposition. However, support among conservatives and senior citizens has consistently risen over the years.
74% of Democrats responded that they support the gay marriage. This is a 5-point bump from last year, when 69% expressed support for marriage equality. Back in 1996, only 33% of Democrats were in favor of same-sex marriage. As for Republicans, only 30% stated that they feel that two people of the same sex should be allowed to marry. While this is low, it is still four points higher than last year. And, in 1996, only 16% of Republicans favored gay marriage. So there is definitely positive movement happening even among Republicans. 58% of independents expressed support for marriage equality, which is the same as it was last year.
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