Sunday, May 13, 2012

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

PPP (D) Ohio Poll on Gay Marriage

Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
  • Legal 35% [32%] (33%)
  • Illegal 52% [55%] (53%)
Among Democrats
  • Legal 52% [46%] (50%)
  • Illegal 33% [41%] (33%)
Among Republicans
  • Legal 17% [14%] (9%)
  • Illegal 77% [75%] (82%)
Among Independents
  • Legal 36% [32%] (37%)
  • Illegal 44% [51%] (47%)
Among Men
  • Legal 28% [26%] (31%)
  • Illegal 61% [63%] (57%)
Among Women
  • Legal 41% [37%] (35%)
  • Illegal 44% [48%] (50%)
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 31% [27%] (28%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 34% [35%] (33%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 32% [34%] (36%)
Among Democrats
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 47% [40%] (45%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30% [29%] (28%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 19% [28%] (23%)
Among Republicans
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 13% [11%] (5%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 37% [42%] (39%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 46% [44%] (55%)
Among Independents
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 31% [29%] (32%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 35% [36%] (35%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 30% [31%] (32%)
Among Men
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 22% [26%] (28%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 34% [33%] (34%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 41% [38%] (37%)
Among Women
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 38% [28%] (29%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 34% [37%] (33%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 23% [31%] (34%)

    Survey of 875 Ohio voters was conducted May 3-6, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party ID: 41% [47%] (44%) Democrat; 39% [37%] (34%) Republican; 20% [16%] (22%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 31% [30%] (31%) Moderate; 22% [19%] (24%) Somewhat conservative; 19% [19%] (17%) Very conservative; 18% [21%] (19%) Somewhat liberal; 9% [10%] (8%) Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 13-16, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 11-14, 2011 are in parentheses.

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