Obama's support for gay marriage: U.S. reaction by political affiliation 2012

This statistic shows public reactions to President Obama's declaration of support for same-sex marriage in the United States in May 2012, with respect to his favorability. The results are divided according to political affiliation of respondents. 60 percent of Independents stated that this made no difference to their opinion of Barack Obama.

Public opinion on Obama's support for gay marriage in the U.S. in May 2012, by political affiliation

Characteristic	More favorably	Less favorably	Had no affect
Republican	7%	53%	38%
Democrat	32%	13%	52%
Independent	19%	19%	60%

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Release date

May 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 10-13, 2012

Number of respondents

1,003 respondents

Age group

8-19 years

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original survey question: "Did President Obama expressing his support for gay marriage make you think more favorably of him, less favorably of him, or did it not affect your opinion?"

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