issue · 29 polls · 2 sources · 1996 → 2024
Same-sex marriage (public opinion)
Today (2024)
71%
support · 2024
First reading
29%
1996 · gallup
28-year shift
+42pp
rising
Polls
29
polls
Sources
2
gallup · pew-research-center
support % · 1996 → 2024LOESS-smoothed · raw dots underlaid
Story arc
VerifiedSame-sex marriage (public opinion) stands at 69% support and 30% oppose in Gallup's most recent reading, fielded 2024-05-01 [1]. Gallup's prior measurements registered 71% support in May 2023 and 70% in May 2021 [1], while Pew Research Center recorded 61% support and 31% opposition in July 2019 [2]. Earlier Gallup readings show 63% support in May 2019 and 64% in May 2017 [1], and Pew measured 62% support in July 2017 and 55% in July 2016 [2].
support over time
LOESS CONSENSUS
29 polls
BIAS-CORRECTED
House effects removed
INDIVIDUAL POLLS
raw readings
EVENT
curated
What's changed
1996
First Gallup reading · DOMA-era
29%
2004
Bush-era amendment push
34%
2011
Majority support for the first time
46%
2015
Obergefell · nationwide legality
56%
2022
Respect for Marriage Act
70%
2024
Today
71%
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