Majority Of Voters In States That Do Not Allow Same-Sex Marriage Support Equality

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The majority of voters who reside in states that do not yet support same-sex marriage support marriage equality. 51 percent of voters, according to a new poll (PDF) conducted last month and published by Freedom to Marry, support expanding marriage to same-sex couples, while 41 percent do not.

The report finds support for marriage equality in non-equality states strongest in the central United States, by a very large 23-point margin (59-36.) Next is western states, with a 19-point margin, and in the South, Freedom to Marry notes, voters are “evenly split,” 46-46.

Perhaps more importantly, a strong majority — 56 percent — of these voters in non-equality states believe same-sex marriage is inevitable. And 78 percent of these voters, regardless of their personal position, believe extending marriage to same-sex couples will have “minimal impact or positive impact on them personally.”

 

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