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

PPP (D) Minnesota Poll on Gay Marriage

Should the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota?

• Yes 48% [43%] (48%)
• No 47% [49%] (44%)

Among Democrats

• Yes 16% [22%] (23%)
• No 78% [71%] (70%)

Among Republicans

• Yes 80% [74%] (74%)
• No 17% [21%] (19%)

Among Independents

• Yes 51% [37%] (50%)
• No 42% [54%] (40%)
  

Among Moderates

• Yes 42% [32%] (41%)
• No 52% [59%] (51%)

Among Men

• Yes 55% [43%] (56%)
• No 41% [50%] (39%)

Among Women

• Yes 41% [43%] (41%)
• No 52% [49%] (49%)

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

• Legal 43% [47%] (43%)
• Illegal 46% [42%] (47%)

Among Democrats

• Legal 72% [70%] (70%)
• Illegal 18% [19%] (20%)

Among Republicans

• Legal 14% [14%] (15%)
• Illegal 77% [75%] (75%)

Among Independents

• Legal 39% [53%] (41%)
  
• Illegal 46% [35%] (47%)

Among Moderates

• Legal 46% [56%] (44%)
• Illegal 36% [31%] (42%)

Among Men

• Legal 37% [46%] (38%)
• Illegal 51% [43%] (54%)

Among Women

• Legal 49% [48%] (48%)
• Illegal 42% [41%] (40%)

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 40% [43%] (37%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 32% [32%] (34%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 25% [21%] (27%)

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 70% [66%] (64%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 18% [23%] (22%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 9% [8%] (12%)

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 12% [12%] (9%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 39% [43%] (42%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 47% [40%] (47%)

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 34% [49%] (34%)
  
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 41% [32%] (40%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 20% [17%] (25%)

Among Moderates

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 42% [51%] (36%)
  
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 42% [34%] (41%)
  
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 13% [12%] (21%)

Among Men

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 33% [42%] (30%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 40% [32%] (37%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 25% [22%] (32%)

Among Women

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 47% [45%] (43%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 25% [32%] (31%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 25% [19%] (23%)

Survey of 824 likely Minnesota voters was conducted September 10-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Party ID: 35% [35%] (36%) Democrat; 32% [31%] (33%) Republican; 33% [34%] (32%) Independent/Other. Ideology: 28% [32%] (29%) Moderate; 25% [20%] (22%) Somewhat conservative; 21% [20%] (22%) Somewhat liberal; 16% [16%] (16%) Very conservative; 10% [11%] (11%) Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 3, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 21-22, 2012 are in parentheses.