Politico poll claims majority of Americans ‘oppose’ marriage equality
A new poll conducted for Politico.com finds that overall, 52 percent of those surveyed oppose same-sex marriage, the only national poll in more than a year to suggest that a majority of Americans still oppose marriage equality
According to Politico, “clear generational divides exist” on the issue of same-sex marriage, which is supported by only 48 percent of those surveyed overall.
“But that number skyrockets to 61 percent among people between the ages of 18-34. Slightly more than half of those between ages 35 and 49 support gay marriage; the figure drops to 48 percent among those aged 50-64 and tapers off to 35 percent among those 65 and older,” according to the poll results.
The poll, designed by SocialSphere and conducted by the research firm GfK, surveyed 867 likely voters between May 2 and 13, in places with highly competitive midterm contests. The poll, conducted with GfK’s online KnowledgePanel methodology, has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 4.1 percentage points (which could actually flip the results to 48 percent opposed to 52 percent in support).
Politico’s results on the subject contradicts more than a dozen national polls conducted over the past year; among them:
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/05/politico-poll-claims-majority-of-americans-oppose-marriage-equality/
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