Thursday, July 05, 2012

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

Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
  • Legal 46% (48%)
  • Illegal 45% (42%)
Among Democrats
  • Legal 74% (68%)
  • Illegal 20% (19%)
Among Republicans
  • Legal 11% (15%)
  • Illegal 80% (78%)
Among Independents
  • Legal 38% (53%)
  • Illegal 48% (35%)
Among Moderates
  • Legal 51% (53%)
  • Illegal 35% (30%)
Among Men
  • Legal 45% (46%)
  • Illegal 48% (44%)
Among Women
  • Legal 48% (49%)
  • Illegal 42% (40%)
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 44% (43%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30% (33%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 23% (22%)
Among Democrats
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 69% (65%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 19% (23%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 11% (11%)
Among Republicans
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 9% (12%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 44% (45%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 43% (42%)
Among Independents
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 38% (45%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 35% (38%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 22% (16%)
Among Moderates
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 47% (47%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 35% (36%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 13% (16%)
Among Men
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 40% (42%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30% (35%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 28% (21%)
Among Women
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 47% (44%)
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 31% (32%)
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 19% (23%)
Survey of 686 Oregon voters was conducted June 21-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points. Party ID: 46% (45%) Democrat; 30% (33%) Republican; 25% (22%) Independent/Other. Political views: 27% (27%) Moderate; 22% (20%) Somewhat conservative; 21% (22%) Somewhat liberal; 15% (17%) Very conservative; 15% (14%) Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted June 19-21, 2011 are in parentheses.

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