Gallup: Same-Sex Marriage Support Drops to 65%

Published JUN 4

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The Spin

Support for same-sex marriage has dropped six points from its 2022 peak, but 65% of Americans still back it — and that's a solid majority. Republican numbers are tanking while Democrats hold steady at 87%, showing this is a partisan retreat, not a national one. Gallup's data makes clear this dip is driven by conservative backlash to DEI, not a genuine shift in American values.

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Americans are pushing back hard on LGBTQ advocacy that overreached into classrooms, sports and everyday life, and the Gallup numbers prove it. Republican support for same-sex marriage cratered to 37%, down from 55% just a few years ago, and that's not a blip — that's a correction. When a movement stops reflecting where most people actually are, the polling follows.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 7.5% chance Obergefell v. Hodges will be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.