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Support for same-sex marriage in United States

Public opinion data from United States and 54 subregions (1996-2025)

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United States Surveys

Year	Title / Question	Support/Against	Source
2024	Same-sex marriage should be legal	69% 29%	Gallup
2024	Support for same-sex marriage	65% 18%	Ipsos
2024	Do you support the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges?	71% 27%	Los Angeles Times/NORC
2023	Support for same-sex marriage or legal recognition	68% 17%	Ipsos
2023	Support of same-sex marriage	63% 34%	Pew Research Center
2023	Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recogniz...	71% 28%	Gallup
2023	Support for Same-Sex Marriage	70% 22%	New York Times / Siena
2022	Support for the approval of Obergefell v. Hodges	71% 24%	Polling Report
2022	Support for Same-Sex Marriage	71% 24%	Quinnipiac University Poll
2021	Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recogniz...	70% 29%	Pew Research Center
2021	Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition	72% 15%	Ipsos
2020	Do you approve or disapprove of the passage of the Equality Act?	68% 21%	SPRY Strategies
2017	Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)	61% 39%	AmericasBarometer
2016	Support for same-sex marriage	46% 31%	ILGA / RIWI
2014	Support for same-sex marriage	45% 33%	ILGA / RIWI
2013	Support for same-sex marriage	53% 41%	PRRI
2013	Support for same-sex marriage or other legal recognition	65%	Ipsos
2013	Do you favor/oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?	51% 42%	Pew Research Center
2011	View of same-sex relationships	56% 39%	Gallup
2010	Support for same-sex marriage (North & South America)	47%	AmericasBarometer
2010	View of same-sex relationships	52% 43%	Gallup
2009	View of same-sex relationships	49% 47%	Gallup
2008	View of same-sex relationships	48% 48%	Gallup
2007	View of same-sex relationships	47% 49%	Gallup
2006	View of same-sex relationships	44% 51%	Gallup
2005	View of same-sex relationships	45% 51%	Gallup
2004	View of same-sex relationships	42% 54%	Gallup
2003	View of same-sex relationships	44% 52%	Gallup
2003	Support for same-sex marriage	32% 59%	PRRI
2002	View of same-sex relationships	38% 55%	Gallup
2001	View of same-sex relationships	40% 53%	Gallup
1996	Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recogniz...	27% 68%	Gallup

Survey Data by State and Territory

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State and Territory	Response Breakdown	Year	Source
Massachusetts	81% 15%	2023	PRRI	View
Vermont	81% 19%	2023	PRRI	View
Connecticut	80% 14%	2023	PRRI	View
Washington, D.C.	80% 20%	2023	American Values Atlas	View
Washington	78% 20%	2023	PRRI	View
New Jersey	76% 22%	2023	PRRI	View
Nevada	76% 21%	2023	PRRI	View
New Hampshire	75% 23%	2023	PRRI	View
Oregon	75% 23%	2023	PRRI	View
Alaska	75% 25%	2023	PRRI	View
Illinois	74% 21%	2023	PRRI	View
Minnesota	73% 24%	2023	PRRI	View
Wisconsin	73% 25%	2023	PRRI	View
New York	73% 23%	2023	PRRI	View
Maryland	71% 27%	2023	PRRI	View
Virginia	71% 27%	2023	PRRI	View
New Mexico	71% 29%	2023	PRRI	View
Rhode Island	71% 23%	2023	PRRI	View
Michigan	69% 27%	2023	PRRI	View
Ohio	69% 29%	2023	PRRI	View
Arizona	69% 27%	2023	PRRI	View
California	68% 29%	2023	PRRI	View
Maine	67% 30%	2023	PRRI	View
Pennsylvania	66% 31%	2023	PRRI	View
Utah	65% 34%	2023	PRRI	View
North Carolina	65% 34%	2023	PRRI	View
Delaware	65% 32%	2023	PRRI	View
Kansas	65% 33%	2023	PRRI	View
Colorado	64% 36%	2024	Colorado	View
Florida	64% 32%	2023	PRRI	View
Montana	63% 36%	2023	PRRI	View
Indiana	63% 34%	2023	PRRI	View
Wyoming	62% 36%	2023	PRRI	View
Missouri	61% 35%	2023	PRRI	View
Georgia	61% 36%	2023	PRRI	View
Iowa	60% 35%	2023	PRRI	View
Idaho	59% 39%	2023	PRRI	View
Louisiana	58% 39%	2023	PRRI	View
South Dakota	58% 40%	2023	PRRI	View
North Dakota	56% 36%	2025	North Dakota News Cooperative, WPA Intelligence	View
Kentucky	56% 41%	2023	PRRI	View
Hawaii	56% 44%	2024	Hawaii	View
Tennessee	55% 41%	2023	PRRI	View
Oklahoma	55% 41%	2023	PRRI	View
Guam	55% 16% 29%	2015	University of Guam	View
West Virginia	54% 42%	2023	PRRI	View
Nebraska	54% 43%	2023	PRRI	View
South Carolina	52% 45%	2023	PRRI	View
Alabama	51% 47%	2023	PRRI	View
Mississippi	50% 46%	2023	PRRI	View
Arkansas	49% 47%	2023	PRRI	View
Texas	44% 42%	2023	The Texas Politics Project	View
Puerto Rico	33% 55%	2014	PEW Research Center	View

Support for same-sex marriage in United States

Public opinion data from United States and 54 subregions (1996-2025)

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