The support for same-sex marriage in the United States increased overall between 2016 and 2023. According to a survey conducted across the years, this increase was particularly relevant among Republicans. This was consistently the party group least in favor of gay marriage, but in 2021, for the first time, a slight majority of Republicans showed support for it. In 2023, 84 percent of the Democrats' electorate thought that same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid.
Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2016 to 2023, by political party affiliation
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Gallup. (June 5, 2023). Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2016 to 2023, by political party affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249216/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-political-party/
Gallup. "Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2016 to 2023, by political party affiliation." Chart. June 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249216/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-political-party/
Gallup. (2023). Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2016 to 2023, by political party affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249216/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-political-party/
Gallup. "Share of Americans Who Think Same-sex Marriage Should Be Recognized by The Law as Valid from 2016 to 2023, by Political Party Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249216/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-political-party/
Gallup, Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2016 to 2023, by political party affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249216/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-political-party/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2016 to 2023, by political party affiliation [Graph], Gallup, June 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249216/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-political-party/