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

PPP (D) Iowa Poll on Gay Marriage

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

• Legal 44% (41%) {46%}
• Illegal 45% (48%) {45%}

Among Democrats

• Legal 69% (66%) {67%}
• Illegal 21% (26%) {25%}

Among Republicans

• Legal 14% (18%) {20%}
• Illegal 77% (72%) {74%}

Among Independents

• Legal 49% (36%) {50%}
• Illegal 37% (48%) {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 39% (37%) {40%} [35%]
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 32% (30%) {30%} [29%]
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 27% (29%) {29%} [33%]

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 62% (63%) {63%} [57%]
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 24% (21%) {23%} [25%]
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 12% (14%) {13%} [17%]

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 12% (15%) {14%} [10%]
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 40% (35%) {36%} [28%]
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 45% (48%) {48%} [58%]

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 40% (30%) {40%} [35%]
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 33% (37%) {31%} [36%]
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 25% (25%) {26%} [27%]

Has the legalization of gay marriage in Iowa had a positive or negative impact on your life, or has it not had any impact at all?

• Positive 14%
• Negative 24%
• No impact at all 62%

Among Democrats

• Positive 24%
• Negative 10%
• No impact at all 66%

Among Republicans

• Positive 3%
• Negative 43%
• No impact at all 54%

Among Independents

• Positive 13%
• Negative 19%
• No impact at all 67%

Survey of 1,181 Iowa voters was conducted May 3-6, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.85 percentage points. Party ID: 37% (35%) {32%} [33%] Republican; 36% (39%) {35%} [38%] Democrat; 27% (26%) {33%} [29%] Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% (29%) {32%} [30%] Moderate; 24% (24%) {23%} [22%] Somewhat conservative; 19% (18%) {17%} [20%] Very conservative; 18% (18%) {19%} [19%] Somewhat liberal; 10% (12%) {9%} [8%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 7-10, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 19-21, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 15-17, 2011 are in square brackets.