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

PPP (D) Missouri Poll on Gay Marriage

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

• Legal 36% (32%)
• Illegal 52% (59%)

Among Democrats

• Legal 65% (54%)
• Illegal 25% (36%)

Among Republicans

• Legal 7% (6%)
• Illegal 84% (87%)

Among Independents

• Legal 35% (39%)
  
• Illegal 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 33% (28%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 31% (34%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 32% (37%)

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 61% (52%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 17% (22%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 18% (24%)

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 7% (5%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 42% (37%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 51% (58%)

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 28% (29%)
  
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 37% (43%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 29% (28%)

Survey of 602 Missouri voters was conducted May 24-27, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.0 percentage points. Party ID: 35% (33%) Democrat; 33% (37%) Republican; 33% (30%) Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 9-12, 2011 are in parentheses.