Poll Watch: PPP (D) North Carolina Survey on Same-Sex Marriage

PPP (D) North Carolina Poll on Gay Marriage

Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 34% {34%} (32%)
• Illegal 58% {57%} (57%)

Among Democrats

• Legal 50% {43%} (40%)
• Illegal 40% {46%} (48%)

Among Republicans

• Legal 10% {19%} (16%)
• Illegal 85% {76%} (74%)

Among Independents

• Legal 41% {42%} (34%)
• Illegal 53% {51%} (50%)

Do you support or oppose allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions with the same legal rights as marriage?

• Support 46%
• Oppose 46%

Among Democrats

• Support 57%
• Oppose 35%

Among Republicans

• Support 26%
• Oppose 67%

Among Independents

• Support 58%
• Oppose 37%

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 29% {27%} [27%] (25%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 26% {26%} [28%] (32%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 42% {43%} [41%] (40%)

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 43% {37%} [38%] (36%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 23% {24%} [29%] (28%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 30% {35%} [30%] (32%)

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 8% {10%} [9%] (8%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 27% {28%} [26%] (35%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 64% {60%} [61%] (55%)

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 33% {37%} [33%] (24%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 34% {25%} [27%] (37%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 29% {34%} [36%] (38%)

Do you have any family members who are gay, or not?

• Have family members who are gay 33%
• Do not 59%

Do you personally know any gay people, or not?

• Know gay people 88%
• Do not 9%

Do you think being gay should be a felony, or not?

• Being gay should be a felony 8%
• It should not 85%

Survey of 666 North Carolina voters was conducted May 10-13, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points. Party ID: 48% {49%} [48%] (48%) Democrat; 34% {34%} [34%] (34%) Republican; 18% {17%} [19%] (18%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 29% {25%} [26%] (30%) Moderate; 25% {23%} [23%] (27%) Somewhat conservative; 19% {25%} [24%] (18%) Very conservative; 17% {16%} [16%] (16%) Somewhat liberal; 11% {11%} [12%] (10%) Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted May 5-6, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 27-29, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.