Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Poll Watch: PPP (D) New Hampshire Survey on Same-Sex Marriage

PPP (D) New Hampshire Poll on Gay Marriage

Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
  • Legal 57% {51%}
  • Illegal 35% {38%}
Among Democrats
  • Legal 85% {77%}
  • Illegal 8% {16%}
Among Republicans
  • Legal 21% {24%}
  • Illegal 69% {63%}
Among Independents
  • Legal 61% {51%}
  • Illegal 31% {36%}
Among Men
  • Legal 52% {42%}
  • Illegal 43% {45%}
Among Women
  • Legal 62% {59%}
  • Illegal 28% {32%}
Which of the following best describes your opinion on gay marriage?  Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry; or, gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry; or, there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship.
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 54% {45%} [44%]
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 31% {35%} [35%]
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 13% {19%} [19%]
Among Democrats
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 85% {73%} [67%]
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 10% {18%} [25%]
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 4% {8%} [8%]
Among Republicans
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 19% {17%} [14%]
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 50% {50%} [47%]
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 28% {32%} [38%]
Among Independents
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 56% {44%} [47%]
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 33% {38%} [36%]
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 9% {18%} [13%]
Among Men
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 47% {39%} [39%]
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 35% {37%} [39%]
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 16% {23%} [21%]
Among Women
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 61% {51%} [49%]
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 26% {33%} [32%]
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 11% {16%} [17%]
    Survey of 1,163 New Hampshire voters was conducted May 10-13, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party ID: 34% {34%} [35%] Democrat; 31% {32%} [29%] Republican; 35% {33%} [36%] Independent/Other. Political ideology: 31% {26%} [32%] Moderate; 24% {21%} [23%] Somewhat conservative; 23% {20%} [21%] Somewhat liberal; 12% {19%} [15%] Very conservative; 10% {14%} [9%] Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted June 30 - July 5, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 31 - April 3, 2011 are in square brackets.

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