{"id":2526,"date":"2026-06-04T09:33:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:33:34","slug":"support-for-same-sex-marriage-hits-new-low-poll-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2526","title":{"rendered":"Support for same-sex marriage hits new low, poll shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2525\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/46d850601d0562faee10b118786c2354.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/46d850601d0562faee10b118786c2354.webp 764w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/46d850601d0562faee10b118786c2354-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>FILE-Same-sex marriage supporters rejoice after the U.S Supreme Court hands down a ruling regarding same-sex marriage June 26, 2015 outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2523\">Watch: Trooper performing traffic stop runs for cover after impaired driver rams into patrol car<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>Advocacy for same-sex marriage experienced a slight decline among Americans compared to previous years based on a new poll that reveals support for same-sex marriage has declined compared data to several years ago, according to Gallup.<br\/><br\/>Data and responses were gathered for\u00a0<u>Gallup\u2019s annual Values and Beliefs survey<\/u>, which is based on telephone interviews conducted between May 1\u201317, 2026, with a sample of 1,001 adults, 18 years old and older living in the United States.<\/p> <h2>Support for same-sex marriage drops slightly<\/h2> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Approximately\u00a0<u>65% of Americans still favor same-sex legal marriage<\/u> which is down six percentage points from the peak in 2022 and 2023.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Meanwhile, the number of people viewing gay or lesbian relations as morally acceptable, 62%, has not been lower since 2016. And the number of Americans who consider changing one&#8217;s gender morally acceptable has dropped eight points over the past five years, to 38%, according to Gallup\u2019s poll.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<u>What&#8217;s changed after 20 years of same-sex marriage in the US<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>In 2001, Gallup initially asked about the\u00a0<u>morality of same-sex marriages<\/u>, when 40% admitted they were morally acceptable. And a year later, in 2022, approximately 71% had that stance, before a steep decline to 64% in 2023, maintaining that level over the past three years.<\/p> <!-- --><p>And when Gallup first asked about changing one&#8217;s gender in 2021, 46% of respondents said it was morally acceptable, compared to 51% who believed it morally wrong. Now, those numbers are at 38% and 57%.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2520\">Social Security fears: Researchers predict benefit drops by state if trust fund runs dry<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><h2>Political parties weigh-in on same-sex marriages<\/h2> <!-- --><p>The other side:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Gallup found that most of the recent changes in LGBTQ+ beliefs have occurred among Republicans. The survey found that in 2021 and 2022, 55% of Republicans admitted that they favored legal same-sex marriage, but now, that number has fallen to 37%.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Independents&#8217; support for same-sex marriage has dropped six points, to 67%, compared to Democrats\u2019 views, which remain the same as they were in 2022, with 87% in favor of it.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<u>Supreme Court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage in US<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>The poll noted that political parties&#8217; stances have also declined through the years regarding the morality of gay or lesbian relations. 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