{"id":75003,"date":"2006-07-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-26T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2006\/07\/26\/public-opinion-trends-on-gay-marriage\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:14:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:14:06","slug":"public-opinion-trends-on-gay-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2006\/07\/26\/public-opinion-trends-on-gay-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Opinion Trends on Gay Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Pew Forum Fact Sheet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pew Research Center has tracked public opinion on gay marriage as it has fluctuated over the past several years. Following is an excerpt from a June 2006 survey analysis by the Pew Research Center for the People &amp; the Press, followed by links to earlier surveys that include analyses of public opinion along religious lines.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June 2006: Support for Gay Marriage Declines; Opponents Place Higher Priority on the Issue<\/strong>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2006\/06\/27\/democrats-more-eager-to-vote-but-unhappy-with-party\/\">View the survey report, including links to topline &amp; methodology<\/a> (June 27, 2006)<\/p>\n\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;margin: 10px\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/reports\/images\/279-20.gif\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to gay marriage, people on different sides of the issue place different priority on it. Those opposing gay marriage assigned it greater importance, with nearly half (45%) calling it a very important issue. Supporters of gay marriage place less priority on it, with just 27% saying it is very important.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall support for allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally has declined significantly since March. In the current poll, 33% favor gay marriage and 55% are opposed; four months ago, 39% were in favor and 51% opposed. Opponents of gay marriage were also asked if they thought a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage is a good or bad idea; of the total sample, 33% said it was a good idea and 19% said it was a bad idea.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>March 2006: Less Opposition to Gay Marriage<\/strong>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2006\/03\/22\/less-opposition-to-gay-marriage-adoption-and-military-service\/\">View the survey report, including links to topline &amp; methodology<\/a> (March 22, 2006)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>July 2005: Support for Marriage Amendment Tepid Among Evangelicals, Weak Among Other Groups<\/strong>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2005\/08\/03\/abortion-and-rights-of-terror-suspects-top-court-issues\/\">View the survey report, including links to topline &amp; methodology<\/a> (August 3, 2005)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pew Forum Fact Sheet The Pew Research Center has tracked public opinion on gay marriage as it has fluctuated over the past several years. 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