Showing posts with label pew research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pew research. Show all posts
Friday, May 4, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Pew Research finds "broad declines" in marriage equality opposition
Just another major poll identifying what all the other polls are saying: Americans support equality for gay and lesbian folks. In this poll, opposition to gay marriage in almost every identifiable group of people is now in the minority, with a few exceptions. These are the polling trends since 2004:
* Total opposition has decreased to 43%
* Black opposition is now in minority at 49%
* 65+ is the only age cohort still in opposition, but only barely at 56%
* My parents cohort is now in the minority at 47% (Mom is 56, Dad is 55)
* Republicans are down 10 points from 78% to 68% - still not a mainstream American party
* Protestants still barely oppose at 56% - where Catholics stood in 2004 before dropping 12 points
* White evangelicals dropped 7 percentage points between 2004-2008, and strong opposition is actually fluctuating - the only group to change directions. Perhaps people are leaving evangelical denominations are joining friendlier groups and this has changed the sample identifying as evangelical.
* Only 5% of non-religious folks strongly oppose same-sex marriage
Lets not forget that 47% of Americans polled support same-sex marriage now. Other major national polls have support at 52-58% - but all polls have one thing in common, opposition is quickly declining while support is rapidly increasing.
* Total opposition has decreased to 43%
* Black opposition is now in minority at 49%
* 65+ is the only age cohort still in opposition, but only barely at 56%
* My parents cohort is now in the minority at 47% (Mom is 56, Dad is 55)
* Republicans are down 10 points from 78% to 68% - still not a mainstream American party
* Protestants still barely oppose at 56% - where Catholics stood in 2004 before dropping 12 points
* White evangelicals dropped 7 percentage points between 2004-2008, and strong opposition is actually fluctuating - the only group to change directions. Perhaps people are leaving evangelical denominations are joining friendlier groups and this has changed the sample identifying as evangelical.
* Only 5% of non-religious folks strongly oppose same-sex marriage
Lets not forget that 47% of Americans polled support same-sex marriage now. Other major national polls have support at 52-58% - but all polls have one thing in common, opposition is quickly declining while support is rapidly increasing.
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