Support for Gay Marriage On the Rise in Every U.S. State

The Williams Institute just released exciting findings from a study that says support for marriage equality has risen in every state in the U.S. and that Pennsylvania is among a group of states whose support is only a fraction from reaching majority status. 

Here are some of the main findings in “Public Support for Marriage for Same-sex Couples by State”:

• By the end of 2012, 12 states and the District of Columbia had support for same-sex marriage at or above 50 percent.
• Of these 12 states, all currently perform marriages, civil unions or domestic partnerships for same-sex couples. Thirteen additional states (including Pennsylvania) presently are within 5 percentage points of majority support
• In the last eight years, every state has increased in its support for marriage for same-sex couples with an average increase of 13.6 percent.
• If present public opinion trends continue, another eight states will be above 50-percent support by the end of 2014.

Click here for the full report.

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