The support for same-sex marriage in the United States increased overall between 2006 and 2022. According to a survey conducted across the years, this increase was shared among all levels of church attendance. Citizens who visited the church weekly were consistently the group least in favor of gay marriage. As of 2022, 82 percent of citizens who seldom or never visited the church 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 2006 to 2022, by church attendance
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Statistics on Homosexuality in the U.S.
Global overview
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Homosexuality in the United States
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- Basic Statistic Americans who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender 2012-2021
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Hate crime
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Media
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Gallup. (June 1, 2022). Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2006 to 2022, by church attendance [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/
Gallup. "Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2006 to 2022, by church attendance." Chart. June 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/
Gallup. (2022). Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2006 to 2022, by church attendance. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/
Gallup. "Share of Americans Who Think Same-sex Marriage Should Be Recognized by The Law as Valid from 2006 to 2022, by Church Attendance." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/
Gallup, Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2006 to 2022, by church attendance Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2006 to 2022, by church attendance [Graph], Gallup, June 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/