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

PPP (D) Florida Survey on Same-Sex Marriage

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

• Legal 42% [37%] (37%)
• Illegal 45% [48%] (53%)

Among Democrats

• Legal 61% [48%] (52%)
• Illegal 26% [33%] (35%)

Among Republicans

• Legal 20% [17%] (15%)
• Illegal 70% [74%] (79%)

Among Independents

• Legal 46% [47%] (44%)
• Illegal 37% [34%] (43%)

Among Men

• Legal 36% [37%] (39%)
• Illegal 54% [50%] (53%)

Among Women

• Legal 49% [36%] (35%)
  
• Illegal 36% [47%] (53%)

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 37% [29%] (33%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 35% [40%] (34%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 26% [29%] (31%)

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 54% [40%] (50%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 25% [35%] (26%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 18% [22%] (23%)

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 16% [10%] (11%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 45% [50%] (41%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 36% [40%] (47%)

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 39% [41%] (40%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 38% [32%] (38%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 22% [26%] (21%)

Among Men

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 30% [27%] (33%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 36% [43%] (38%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 31% [28%] (29%)

Among Women

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 43% [31%] (34%)
  
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 34% [36%] (30%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 20% [31%] (34%)

Survey of 642 Florida voters was conducted May 31 - June 3, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.9 percentage points. Party ID: 41% [40%] (42%) Democrat; 40% [37%] (36%) Republican; 19% [23%] (21%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 33% [32%] (30%) Moderate; 25% [27%] (23%) Somewhat conservative; 16% [16%] (20%) Very conservative; 16% [14%] (17%) Somewhat liberal; 10% [10%] (10%) Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted September 22-25, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 16-19, 2011 are in parentheses.