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CBS News/New York Times Poll. May 13-17, 2016. N=1,300 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you think people who are transgender -- that is, someone who identifies themselves as the sex or gender different from the one they were born as -- should be allowed to use the public bathrooms of the gender they identify with or should they have to use the public bathrooms of the gender they were born as?" Options rotated
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		Identify with	Born as	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	5/13-17/16	41	46	12
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"Do you think guidelines regarding which bathroom transgendered students can use in public schools should be determined by the federal government, or left to each individual state or local government to decide?" Options rotated
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		Federal government	State or local government	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	5/13-17/16	35	57	8

Gallup Poll. May 4-8, 2016. N=1,025 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?"
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		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/4-8/16	61	37	2
	7/8-12/15	58	40	2
	5/6-10/15	60	37	3
	5/8-11/14	55	42	3
	7/10-14/13	54	43	3
	5/2-7/13	53	45	3
	11/26-29/12	53	46	2
	5/3-6/12	50	48	2
	12/15-18/11	48	48	4
	5/5-8/11	53	45	3
	5/3-6/10	44	53	3
	5/7-10/09	40	57	3
	5/8-11/08	40	56	4
	5/10-13/07	46	53	1
	5/8-11/06	42	56	2
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"Thinking about how the gay marriage issue might affect your vote for major offices, would you only vote for a candidate who shares your views on gay marriage, consider a candidate's position on gay marriage as just one of many important factors when voting, or would you not see gay marriage as a major issue?" Options rotated
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		Must share views	One of many factors	Not a major issue	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/4-8/16	23	44	30	3
	5/6-10/15	26	43	26	4
	5/8-11/08	16	49	33	2
	5/2-4/14	16	46	35	3

CNN/ORC Poll. April 28-May 1, 2016. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Overall, would you say you favor or oppose laws that require transgender individuals to use facilities that correspond to their gender at birth rather than their gender identity?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	38	57	5
	Democrats	32	62	5
	Independents	35	58	6
	Republicans	48	48	4
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"Overall, do you favor or oppose laws that guarantee equal protection for transgender people in jobs, housing and public accommodations?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	75	23	2
	Democrats	87	11	2
	Independents	75	23	2
	Republicans	60	38	3
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"Overall, do you favor or oppose laws that guarantee equal protection for gays and lesbians in jobs, housing and public accommodations?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/28 - 5/1/16	80	19	2
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"Do you happen to have a family member or close friend who is gay or lesbian?"
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		Yes	No
		%	%
	4/28 - 5/1/16	58	41
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"Do you happen to have a family member or close friend who is transgender?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/28 - 5/1/16	14	85	1

Pew Research Center. March 17-27, 2016. N=2,254 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.4.
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"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?" May 2008, June 2008, April 2009, August 2009, April 2012, June 2012: "... allowing gay and lesbian couples ..."
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	3/17-27/16	55	37	7
	7/14-20/15	54	39	7
	5/12-18/15	57	39	5
	9/2-9/14	49	41	10
	2/12-26/14	54	39	7
	5/1-5/13	51	42	8
	3/13-17/13	49	44	8
	10/24-28/12	49	40	11
	6/28 - 7/9/12	48	44	8
	6/7-17/12	48	44	9
	4/4-15/12	47	43	11
	2/22 - 3/1/11	45	46	9
	8/25 - 9/6/10	43	47	10
	7/21 - 8/5/10	41	48	10
	8/11-17/09	39	53	8
	4/09	35	54	11
	8/08	39	52	9
	6/18-29/08	40	52	8
	5/21-25/08	38	49	13
	3/01	35	57	8
	6/96	27	65	8

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Oct. 21-25, 2015. N=1,289 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"Do you think it should be legal or not legal for same-sex couples to marry?"
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		Legal	Not legal	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	10/21-25/15	56	34	10
	Republicans	37	56	7
	Democrats	66	26	8
	Independents	61	27	13
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	9/9-13/15	55	37	8
	Republicans	36	58	6
	Democrats	67	26	7
	Independents	57	32	11
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	6/10-14/15	57	35	8
	Republicans	36	55	9
	Democrats	69	26	5
	Independents	59	32	9

Quinnipiac University. Sept. 17-21, 2015. N=1,574 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.5.
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"Do you support or oppose allowing same-sex couples to get married?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	9/17-21/15	55	38	7
	7/23-28/15	53	40	7
	5/19-26/15	56	36	8
	4/16-21/15	58	34	8
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"As you may know, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriages should be legal in all fifty states. Do you think government officials should or should not be required to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples?"
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		Should	Should not	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	9/17-21/15	62	32	6
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"What if the government official says homosexuality violates their religious beliefs? In that case do you think the government official should or should not be required to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples?"
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		Should	Should not	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	9/17-21/15	55	39	6

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Sept. 7-10, 2015. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"In general, when there's a conflict between someone's religious beliefs and the need to treat everyone equally under the law, which do you think is more important?" Options rotated
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		Religious beliefs	Equality under law	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/7-10/15	19	74	6
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"As you may know, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry. Nonetheless a county clerk in Kentucky has refused to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples, saying she objects on religious grounds. Do you think this county clerk should or should not be required to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples?"
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		Should be required	Should not be required	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/7-10/15	63	33	4

Quinnipiac University. July 23-28, 2015. N=1,644 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.4.
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"As you may know, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriages should be legal in all fifty states. Do you support or oppose this ruling?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	7/23-28/15	53	44	3
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"Would you support or oppose a constitutional amendment that would allow states to ban same-sex marriage?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	7/23-28/15	39	56	5
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"Do you think businesses should or should not be allowed to refuse service to gays and lesbians?"
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		Should	Should not	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	7/23-28/15	30	65	5
	4/16-21/15	26	69	5
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"What if the business says homosexuality violates its owners' religious beliefs? In that case, do you think the business should or should not be allowed to refuse service to gays and lesbians?"
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		Should	Should not	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	7/23-28/15	42	52	5
	4/16-21/15	35	58	7

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 16-19, 2015. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Do you support or oppose the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/16-19/15	52	44	4

CNN/ORC Poll. June 26-28, 2015. N=1,017 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"As you may know, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriages should be legal in all fifty states. Do you support or oppose this ruling?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	59	39	2
	18-34 years old	77	22	-
	35-49	60	39	2
	50-64	51	48	1
	65 & older	42	54	4
	Democrats	70	28	2
	Independents	63	36	1
	Republicans	40	59	1

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). June 14-18, 2015. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"The U.S. Supreme Court could decide that gays have a constitutional right to marry, which would have the effect of legalizing gay marriage throughout the country. Would you favor or oppose the Supreme Court taking this action?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/14-18/15	57	37	6
	4/26-30/15	58	37	5

CBS News/New York Times Poll. June 10-14, 2015. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you think laws regarding same-sex marriage should be left to each individual state to decide or do you think there should be one federal law for all states regarding same-sex marriages?"
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		Left to each state	One law for all states	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	6/10-14/15	41	54	5

Public Religion Research Institute. June 3-7, 2015. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.
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"As you may know, the Supreme Court will decide a case this year on whether state laws banning same-sex couples from marrying are constitutional. Regardless of how you personally feel about the issue, do you think the Supreme Court will or will not make same-sex marriage legal nationwide?"
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		Will make it legal	Will not make it legal	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	6/3-7/15	65	25	10
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"In general, do you think laws about same-sex marriage should be decided at the national level or is it something that each state should decide for itself?"
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		National level	Each state	Neither/ Both (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	6/3-7/15	41	51	4	4

CNN/ORC Poll. May 29-31, 2015. N=1,025 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you think gays and lesbians do or do not have a constitutional right to get married and have their marriage recognized by law as valid?"
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		Do have a right	Do not have a right	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/29-31/15	63	33	4
	2/12-15/15	63	36	1

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 30-May 3, 2015. N=1,027 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you think small business owners who provide wedding-related services should be allowed to refuse services to same-sex couples if same-sex marriage violates their religious beliefs, or do you think small business owners should be required to provide services regardless of a couple's sexual orientation?" Options rotated
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		Should be allowed to refuse	Should be required to provide	Depends (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	4/30 - 5/3/15	51	42	3	5

Quinnipiac University. April 16-21, 2015. N=1,353 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.7.
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"Do you support or oppose allowing same-sex couples to get married?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	ALL	58	34	8
	Republicans	33	59	8
	Democrats	74	22	4
	Independents	66	26	9
	18-34	74	21	5
	35-54	64	30	6
	55 & older	48	43	9
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"Do you think businesses should or should not be allowed to refuse service to gays and lesbians?"
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		Should	Should not	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	ALL	26	69	5
	Republicans	44	50	6
	Democrats	9	88	3
	Independents	25	70	5
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"What if the business says homosexuality violates its owners' religious beliefs? In that case, do you think the business should or should not be allowed to refuse service to gays and lesbians?"
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		Should	Should not	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	ALL	35	58	7
	Republicans	56	37	7
	Democrats	17	79	3
	Independents	33	59	7

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 16-20, 2015. N=1,016 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Overall, do you support or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/16-20/15	61	35	4
	5/29 - 6/1/14	56	38	6
	2/27 - 3/2/14	59	34	7
	6/5-9/13	57	40	3
	5/1-5/13	55	40	5
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"Overall, do you support or oppose allowing individual states to prohibit same-sex marriages?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/16-20/15	36	61	4
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"Overall, do you support or oppose requiring states to recognize same-sex marriages performed legally in other states?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/16-20/15	62	36	3

CNN/ORC Poll. April 16-19, 2015. N=1,018 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"If a business provides wedding services, such as catering or flowers, should that business be allowed to refuse those services to same-sex couples for religious reasons, or should they be required to provide those services to same-sex couples as it would to all other customers?"
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		Should be allowed to refuse	Should be required to provide	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	41	57	3
	Democrats	27	70	3
	Independents	37	60	3
	Republicans	67	32	1

Suffolk University/USA Today. April 8-13, 2015. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/8-13/15	51	35	14
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"In America today, would you say there is a great deal of discrimination against gays and lesbians, some discrimination, only a little discrimination, or none at all?"
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		A great deal	Some	Only a little	None at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/8-13/15	28	44	15	9	4
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"Do you have a gay or lesbian family member or close friend who is married to someone of the same sex?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/8-13/15	46	53	2
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"Which of the following two statements comes closest to the way you feel? It is no longer practical for the Supreme Court to ban same-sex marriage because so many states have legalized such marriages. OR, It doesn't matter how many same-sex marriages have taken place, the Supreme Court can still ban them."
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		No longer practical to ban	SCOTUS can still ban	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/8-13/15	51	35	14
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"Do you support or oppose a law that would allow people to refuse to provide business services for a same-sex marriage if they had religious objections to such marriages?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/8-13/15	31	58	11

Bloomberg Politics Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. April 6-8, 2015. N=1,008 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"In general, do you think sexual orientation should or should not be protected from discrimination the same way race is protected?"
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		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/6-8/15	74	18	8

CBS News Poll. Feb. 13-17, 2015. N=1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you think it should be legal or not legal for same-sex couples to marry?"
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		Legal	Not legal	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	2/13-17/15	60	35	5
	Republicans	43	51	6
	Democrats	70	27	3
	Independents	62	31	7
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	9/12-15/14	56	37	7
	7/29 - 8/4/14	53	40	7
	2/19-23/14	56	39	4
	7/18-22/13	55	39	6
	5/31 - 6/4/13	51	44	5
	3/20-24/13	53	39	8
	2/6-10/13	54	39	8
	11/16-19/12	51	41	8
	9/8-12/12	51	41	7
	7/11-16/12	46	44	10

CNN/ORC Poll. Feb. 12-15, 2015. N=1,027 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you think gays and lesbians do or do not have a constitutional right to get married and have their marriage recognized by law as valid?"
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		Do have a right	Do not have a right	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	63	36	1
	Men	58	40	2
	Women	67	32	1
	18-34	72	28	1
	35-49	67	31	2
	50-64	55	44	1
	65 & older	52	45	3
	Democrats	75	24	1
	Independents	65	34	1
	Republicans	42	55	3

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 9-12, 2014. N=1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Do you support or oppose the Supreme Court action this week that allows gay marriages to go forward in several more states?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	56	38	6
	Democrats	72	23	5
	Republicans	25	64	11
	Independents	63	32	5

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Aug. 4-7, 2014. N=1,035 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
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		Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/4-7/14	27	27	19	19	9
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"Do you think the laws on whether same-sex marriage is legal or not should be decided by each state or should it be decided for the entire country by a federal law?"
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		Each state	Federal law	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/4-7/14	43	50	7
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"If your party nominated a well-qualified person for Congress, and you heard he or she was gay or lesbian, would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely, or wouldn't it make any difference one way or the other?" N=806 registered voters, margin of error ą 3.5
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		More likely	Less likely	No difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	2	16	82	1
	Democrats	3	13	84	0
	Republicans	1	30	67	2
	Independents	2	9	89	0

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 29-June 1, 2014. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Overall, do you support or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/29 - 6/1/14	56	38	6
	Democrats	67	28	5
	Republicans	37	57	6
	Independents	58	37	5
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"Regardless of your own preference on the issue, do you think that the part of the U.S. Constitution providing Americans with equal protection under the law does or does not give gays and lesbians the legal right to marry?"
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		Does	Does not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/29 - 6/1/14	50	43	8
	2/27 - 3/2/14	50	41	9

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. March 7-10, 2014. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"Do you support or oppose allowing same-sex couples to get married?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/7-10/14	55	36	9
	9/20-23/13	55	36	9
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"All things being equal, would you rather live in a state that makes it easy or difficult for gay and lesbian couples to marry, or does it not matter much to you?"
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		Easy	Difficult	Does not matter	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/7-10/14	30	18	50	2

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 27-March 2, 2014. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"If a candidate for U.S. Congress supports gay marriage, would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote?"
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		More likely	Less likely	Not much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/27 - 3/2/14	28	25	46	1
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"Do you favor or oppose allowing gay or lesbian couples to adopt a child?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/27 - 3/2/14	61	34	5
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"Do you think businesses should or should not be allowed to refuse service to gays and lesbians?"
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		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/27 - 3/2/14	16	81	3

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Feb. 19-23, 2014. N=1,644 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you think laws regarding whether same-sex marriage is legal or not should be determined by the federal government or left to each individual state government to decide?"
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		Federal government	Each state	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	2/19-23/14	33	64	3

Public Religion Research Institute, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Nov. 12-Dec. 18, 2013. N=4,509 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 1.7.
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"Now, I'd like to get your views on some issues that are being discussed in the country today. "All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally?"
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		Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/12 - 12/18/13	22	31	21	20	5
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"All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gay and lesbian people to adopt children?"
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		Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/12 - 12/18/13	23	35	20	17	6
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"All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose laws that would protect gay and lesbian people against job discrimination?"
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		Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/12 - 12/18/13	33	39	15	8	5
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"Do you think the question of whether gay marriage should be legal is something that should be decided at the national level, or is it something that each state should decide for itself?" N=2,252 (Form 1)
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		National level	Each state	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	11/12 - 12/18/13	43	52	6

Gallup Poll. July 10-14, 2013. N=1,055 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a federal law that would make same-sex marriages legal in all 50 states?"
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		Vote for	Vote against	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/10-14/13	52	43	4

Quinnipiac University. June 28-July 8, 2013. N=2,014 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.2.
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"Would you support or oppose a law in your state that would allow same-sex couples to get married?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/8/13	49	44	6
	7/5-11/11	46	48	6
	4/21-27/09	38	55	7
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"Do you think each state should make its own law on whether same-sex marriage is legal or illegal there, or do you think this should be decided for all states on the basis of the U.S. Constitution?"
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		State laws	U.S. Constitution	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/28 - 7/8/13	40	53	7
	4/25-29/13	36	57	7
	3/26 - 4/1/13	36	56	7
					.
"As you may know, the Supreme Court recently ruled that married gay and lesbian couples are entitled to federal benefits. Do you agree or disagree with the Supreme Court's decision?"
					.
		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	62	34	4
	Republicans	43	53	4
	Democrats	74	24	3
	Independents	66	29	5

USA Today Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. June 27-30, 2013. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.6.
					.
"Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/27-30/13	55	40	5
					.
"Now I would like to ask you a few more questions about two rulings made by the Supreme Court this week. As you may know, the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a part of the Defense of Marriage Act that denied married gays and lesbians federal benefits that are available to married couples of the opposite sex. Do you favor or oppose the Supreme Court's ruling in this case?"
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/27-30/13	48	43	9

Pew Research Center. June 27-30, 2013. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.
					.
"From what you've read and heard about the Supreme Court's decisions on same-sex marriage, would you say you strongly approve, approve, disapprove, or strongly disapprove of their decision?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/27-30/13	45	40	15
	Republicans	22	63	15
	Democrats	61	29	10
	Independents	49	37	14
					.
"Did the Supreme Court rule in favor of those who oppose same-sex marriage, or those who support same-sex marriage?" Options rotated
					.
		Those who oppose	Those who support	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/27-30/13	13	66	21
					.
"Do the Supreme Court's rulings mean that same-sex couples can now get married in all 50 states, or it is up to individual states to determine whether same-sex couples can get married?" Options rotated
					.
		Can marry in all 50 states	Up to each state	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/27-30/13	15	67	18

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 26-30, 2013. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision providing legally married same-sex couples with the same federal benefits given to other married couples?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/26-30/13	56	41	3
					.
"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision letting stand a lower court ruling that allows gay marriage in California?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/26-30/13	51	45	4

CNN/ORC Poll. June 11-13, 2013. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you think marriages between gay and lesbian couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/11-13/13	55	44	2
	Democrats	69	29	2
	Independents	56	42	2
	Republicans	34	65	1
					.
	3/15-17/13	53	44	3
	Men	49	48	3
	Women	56	40	4
	Under age 50	61	36	3
	50 & older	42	53	4
	Democrats	70	28	2
	Independents	55	41	4
	Republicans	25	71	4
					.
	5/29-31/12	54	42	3
	Men	52	43	5
	Women	56	42	2
	Democrats	70	28	2
	Independents	60	37	4
	Republicans	23	72	5
					.
	9/9-11/11	53	46	1
	4/9-10/11	51	47	2
	4/23-26/09	44	54	2
	12/19-21/08	44	55	1
	6/26-29/08	44	53	3
					.
"As you may know, several states legally recognize marriages between gay or lesbian couples. Regardless of how you feel about the laws in those states, do you think the federal government should or should not legally recognize the same-sex marriages that have been performed in states that allow them?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/11-13/13	60	39	1
	3/15-17/13	56	43	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 5-9, 2013. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Overall, do you support or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	57	40	3
	Democrats	71	28	1
	Republicans	33	65	2
	Independents	60	37	3
					.
"Overall, do you support or oppose having the federal government give same-sex couples who are legally married the same benefits given to other married couples?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/5-9/13	63	34	3

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. May 31-June 3, 2013. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
					.
"The Supreme Court may also decide on the constitutionality of a prohibition on gay marriage in California. Do you support or oppose allowing same-sex couples to get married?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/3/13	52	41	7

Public Religion Research Institute. May 15-19, 2013. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
						.
"I'd like to get your views on some issues that are being discussed in the country today. All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally?"
						.
		Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/15-19/13	24	28	22	21	5
	1/28 - 2/24/13	25	27	19	23	7
	6/20-24/12	25	24	18	26	7
	3/7-11/12	22	30	19	25	5

Gallup Poll. May 2-7, 2013. N=1,535 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Just your best guess, do you think that allowing two people of the same sex to legally marry will change our society for the better, will it have no effect, or will it change our society for the worse?" Options rotated
						.
		For the better	No effect	For the worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/2-7/13	19	40	39	2
	5/7-10/09	13	36	48	2
	9/19-21/03	10	40	48	2
						.
"What is your impression of how most Americans feel about same-sex marriage? Do you think most Americans are in favor of same-sex marriage or opposed to same-sex marriage?"
						.
		Most are in favor	Most are opposed	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/2-7/13	30	63	7
	11/26-29/12	30	61	9

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 1-5, 2013. N=1,008 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Overall, do you support or oppose the plan by the Boy Scouts of America to admit scouts who are gay?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/1-5/13	63	32	5
					.
"Overall, do you support or oppose the plan by the Boy Scouts of America to continue to ban gay adults from being scout leaders?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/1-5/13	39	56	5

Pew Research Center. May 1-5, 2013. N=1,504 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.
					.
"Here are some pairs of statements. Please tell me whether the FIRST statement or the SECOND statement comes closer to your own views, even if neither is exactly right. ... Homosexuality should be accepted by society. Homosexuality should be discouraged by society."
					.
		Should be accepted	Should be discouraged	Neither (vol.)/ Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	5/1-5/13	60	31	8
	7/94	46	49	5
					.
"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to enter into legal agreements with each other that would give them many of the same rights as married couples?" N=740 (Form 1)
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	5/1-5/13	67	28	5
					.
"Regardless of your opinion about same-sex marriage, do you think legal recognition of it is inevitable, or not?"
					.
		Is inevitable	Is not inevitable	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	5/1-5/13	72	21	7

Quinnipiac University. April 25-29, 2013. N=1,471 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.6.
					.
"In general, do you support or oppose same-sex marriage?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/25-29/13	45	47	8
	3/26 - 4/1/13	50	41	9
	2/27 - 3/4/13	47	43	10
	11/28 - 12/3/12	48	46	7
	7/8-13/08	36	55	9

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). April 5-8, 2013. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
					.
"Should the federal government recognize gay marriages performed in states that have made them legal?"
						.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/5-8/13	63	34	3
					.
"Should the question of allowing same-sex marriages be left to the states, or should there be a federal standard defining marriage across the country?"
						.
		Left to the states	A federal standard	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/5-8/13	38	56	6
					.
"If there were a federal standard defining marriage across the country, would you prefer it include same-sex marriage in the definition of marriage or define marriage as between one man and one woman?" Options rotated
						.
		Include same-sex marriage	One man, one woman	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/5-8/13	47	48	5

CBS News Poll. March 20-24, 2013. N=1,181 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Do you think it should be legal or not legal for same-sex couples to marry?"
						.
		Legal	Not legal	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	53	39	8
	18-29 years old	73	21
	30-44	59	37
	45-64	46	46
	65 & older	35	52
						.
"Do you think laws regarding whether same-sex marriage is legal or not should be determined by the federal government or left to each individual state government to decide?"
						.
		Federal government	State governments	Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/20-24/13	26	62	1	10
	2/6-10/13	29	61	2	9
						.
"Do you think the federal government should recognize legal marriages of same-sex couples and provide them the same federal benefits the government provides to heterosexual married couples, or not?"
						.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/20-24/13	60	35	5
						.
"Do you think the Boy Scouts of America should or should not allow openly gay members in its organization?"
						.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/20-24/13	51	36	12

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). March 17-19, 2013. N=1,002 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Do you favor or oppose legalizing same-sex marriage?"
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/17-19/13	49	46	5
	2/25-27/13	46	46	8
	10/28-30/12	42	44	14
						.
"Do you think each individual state should be allowed to decide whether same-sex couples can legally marry, or not?"
						.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/17-19/13	53	45	2
						.
"Do you think same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, or not?"
						.
		Do	Do not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/17-19/13	53	43	5
						.
"Twenty years from now, do you think same-sex couples will be able to marry in every state, most states, only a few states, or will they not be able to marry in any state?"
						.
		Every state	Most states	A few states	No states	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/17-19/13	32	41	16	6	4

Pew Research Center. March 13-17, 2013. N=1,501 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally?" EXCEPT for 5/08, 6/08, 8/09, 4/12: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
					.
		Strongly favor/Favor	Oppose/ Strongly oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/13-17/13	49	44	8
	10/24-28/12	49	40	11
	6/28 - 7/9/12	48	44	8
	6/7-17/12	48	44	9
	4/4-15/12	47	43	11
	2/22 - 3/1/11	45	46	9
	8/25 - 9/6/10	43	47	10
	7/21 - 8/5/10	41	48	10
	8/11-17/09	39	53	8
	4/09	35	54	11
	8/08	39	52	9
	6/18-29/08	40	52	8
	5/21-25/08	38	49	13

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 7-10, 2013. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you think it should be legal or illegal for gay and lesbian couples to get married?" 2005 & 2010-2012: "gay and lesbian." 2009: "gay and lesbian" asked of half the sample, "homosexual" asked of half the sample. Other years: "homosexual."
					.
		Legal	Illegal	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/7-10/13	58	36	6
	7/25 - 8/5/12	53	42	5
	5/17-20/12	53	39	8
	3/7-10/12	52	43	5
	7/14-17/11	51	45	4
	3/10-13/11	53	44	3
	2/4-8/10	47	50	3
	4/21-24/09	49	46	5
	5/31 - 6/4/06	36	58	5
	8/25-28/05	39	58	3
	3/4-7/04	38	59	3
	2/18-22/04	39	55	6
	1/15-18/04	41	55	4
	9/03	37	55	7
					.
"Do you think each state should make its own law on whether same-sex marriage is legal or illegal there, or do you think this should be decided for all states on the basis of the U.S. Constitution?"
					.
		Each state	U.S. Constitution	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/7-10/13	33	64	3

Quinnipiac University. Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2013. N=1,772 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.3.
					.
"Do you think the Boy Scouts of America should continue its ban on openly gay members or end its ban on openly gay members?"
					.
		Continue ban	End ban	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	33	55	12
	Republicans	51	33	16
	Independents	31	57	12
	Democrats	19	71	10

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