Poll Watch: PPP (D) Oregon Survey on Same-Sex Marriage

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PPP (D) Oregon Gay Marriage PollDo you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 46% (48%)
• Illegal 45% (42%)

Among Democrats

• Legal 74% (68%)
• Illegal 20% (19%)

Among Republicans

• Legal 11% (15%)
• Illegal 80% (78%)

Among Independents

• Legal 38% (53%)
  
• Illegal 48% (35%)
  

Among Moderates

• Legal 51% (53%)
• Illegal 35% (30%)

Among Men

• Legal 45% (46%)
• Illegal 48% (44%)
  

Among Women

• Legal 48% (49%)
• Illegal 42% (40%)

Which of the following best describes your opinion on gay marriage: gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, or there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship?

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 44% (43%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30% (33%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 23% (22%)

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 69% (65%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 19% (23%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 11% (11%)

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 9% (12%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 44% (45%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 43% (42%)

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 38% (45%)
  
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 35% (38%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 22% (16%)

Among Moderates

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 47% (47%)
  
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 35% (36%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 13% (16%)

Among Men

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 40% (42%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30% (35%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 28% (21%)

Among Women

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 47% (44%)
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 31% (32%)
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 19% (23%)

Survey of 686 Oregon voters was conducted June 21-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points. Party ID: 46% (45%) Democrat; 30% (33%) Republican; 25% (22%) Independent/Other. Political views: 27% (27%) Moderate; 22% (20%) Somewhat conservative; 21% (22%) Somewhat liberal; 15% (17%) Very conservative; 15% (14%) Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted June 19-21, 2011 are in parentheses.