Approval of gay marriage among democrats

Share this chart. Attitudes on same-sex marriage by political party identification Three-quarters of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (75%) and fewer than half of Republicans and Republican leaners (44%) favor same-sex marriage. Among Democrats, that agreement was higher — about half were in favor — compared with 22% of Republicans.

Download data as. It also researched support for same-sex marriage among Republican leaning voters in the United States. Detailed party lean. Support for same-sex marriage has remained largely stable among both men and women since Support for same-sex marriage also has remained steady among whites, blacks and Hispanics over the past two years.

The increase in the share of adults who favor same-sex marriage over the past 15 years is due in part to generational change. 61% of Republican leaning voters aged 18–29 supported allowing same-sex couples to marry, while only 27% of Republican leaning voters over 50 years of age were supportive.

Table of Contents. Americans widely support same-sex marriage and believe gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable, but partisans' views diverge more than ever. Republicans and Democrats are more divided in their support for same-sex marriage than they’ve been at any point since Gallup began polling the issue nearly 30 years ago.

Republican support for same

Throughout Gallup’s trend, Democrats have been more supportive of same-sex marriage than Republicans have. Religious affiliation. Share on X Share on Facebook. Fact Sheet. The May poll shows. Party and ideology. Support for same-sex marriage has steadily grown over the past 15 years.

Among people who are religiously unaffiliated, a solid majority have supported same-sex marriage since Support for same-sex marriage among white evangelical Protestants remains lower than it is among other religious groups. Leaned party.

Chart Data Share. Younger generations express higher levels of support for same-sex marriage. May 14, Same-sex marriage overall. Religious attendance. And today, support for same-sex marriage remains near its highest point since Pew Research Center began polling on this issue.

More independents who lean toward the Democratic Party (81%) favor gay marriage than Democrats (71%). Since then, Americans’ upward movement on support for same-sex marriage has been driven by Democrats and independents.