After decades of rising support, same-sex marriage acceptance may be stalling, Gallup poll shows
Summary
Support for same-sex marriage in the U.S. has stopped growing and slightly decreased after many years of steady rise. A new Gallup poll shows fewer Republicans now support it, while Democrats and independents mostly remain steady in their views.Key Facts
- About 65% of U.S. adults now support legal same-sex marriage, down from 71% in recent years.
- Only 37% of Republicans say same-sex marriage should be legal; 35% say gay and lesbian relations are morally acceptable.
- Most Democrats and independents still support same-sex marriage and view these relationships as morally acceptable.
- Support for same-sex marriage grew from 27% in 1996 to around 70% in recent years before the recent drop.
- Since 2015, same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide due to a Supreme Court decision.
- Over 800,000 same-sex couples were married by last year in the U.S.
- Some states are introducing laws to ban same-sex marriage or refuse to recognize these unions, while others try to protect them.
- The Supreme Court rejected a request last year to overturn the 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.
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