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

PPP (D) California Survey on Same-Sex Marriage

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

• Legal 48% [51%] (46%)
• Illegal 43% [40%] (44%)

Among Democrats

• Legal 63% [66%] (66%)
• Illegal 26% [25%] (25%)

Among Republicans

• Legal 19% [29%] (15%)
• Illegal 75% [64%] (76%)

Among Independents

• Legal 51% [51%] (47%)
• Illegal 39% [35%] (41%)

Very Liberal

• Legal 82%
• Illegal 14%

Somewhat Liberal

• Legal 72%
• Illegal 18%

Moderate

• Legal 48% [53%] (49%)
• Illegal 36% [37%] (41%)

Somewhat Conservative

• Legal 27%
• Illegal 67%

Very Conservative

• Legal 8%
• Illegal 86%

Among Men

• Legal 45% [45%] (43%)
• Illegal 46% [43%] (50%)
  

Among Women

• Legal 50% [56%] (49%)
• Illegal 41% [37%] (39%)

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 43%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 35%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 21%

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 58%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 27%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 14%

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 15%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 50%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 35%

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 46%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 33%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 20%

Very Liberal

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 77%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 15%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 8%

Somewhat Liberal

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 71%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 21%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 7%

Moderate

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 43%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 39%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 16%

Somewhat Conservative

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 18%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 50%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 31%

Very Conservative

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 5%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 44%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 51%

Among Men

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 40%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 37%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 23%

Among Women

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 46%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 33%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 20%

Survey of 500 voters was conducted November 10-13, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID: 50% [45%] (49%) Democrat; 30% [32%] (33%) Republican; 20% [23%] (18%) Independent/Other. Ideology: 27% Moderate; 25% Somewhat liberal; 21% Somewhat conservative; 15% Very conservative; 12% Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted January 28-30, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 14-16, 2010 are in parentheses.