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

PPP (D) Washington Poll on Gay Marriage

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

• Legal 51% (49%) [46%]
• Illegal 42% (44%) [44%]

Among Democrats

• Legal 82% (81%) [76%]
• Illegal 13% (14%) [17%]

Among Republicans

• Legal 10% (15%) [11%]
• Illegal 82% (78%) [81%]

Among Independents

• Legal 53% (47%) [41%]
  
• Illegal 39% (43%) [42%]

Among Men

• Legal 48% (43%) [42%]
  
• Illegal 44% (50%) [49%]

Among Women

• Legal 54% (54%) [49%]
• Illegal 40% (38%) [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 47% (46%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 30% (32%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 21% (20%)

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 75% (77%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 14% (17%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 9% (4%)

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 9% (13%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 47% (46%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 41% (40%)

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 50% (44%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 32% (35%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 16% (17%)

Among Men

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 46% (40%)
  
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 30% (35%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 22% (23%)

Among Women

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 48% (51%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 30% (30%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 19% (17%)

Survey of 1,073 Washington voters was conducted June 14-17, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Party ID: 36% (36%) [39%] Democrat; 28% (32%) [30%] Republican; 36% (32%) [31%] Independent. Ideology: 28% (28%) [30%] Moderate; 24% (20%) [22%] Somewhat liberal; 23% (21%) [21%] Somewhat conservative;  12% (17%) [16%] Very conservative; 12% (14%) [11%] Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted February 16-19, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 12-15, 2011 are in square brackets.