Gallup: Partisan Divide on Same-Sex Marriage Widens

A new Gallup poll finds the partisan divide on same-sex marriage support in the U.S. has reached its widest point in nearly 30 years, with 88% of Democrats and 41% of Republicans in favor—a 47-point gap. Overall support remains steady at 68%, consistent since 2020 and much higher than the 27% recorded in 1996. Republican support has dropped sharply from its 2021 and 2022 peak of 55% to its lowest level since 2016, while Democratic support is at an all-time high. Independents also show strong backing at 76%. The growing divide parallels increasing partisan differences on the morality of same-sex relationships and comes as some Republican lawmakers renew efforts to challenge the Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision. Despite the divide, both party groups are more supportive than a decade ago.