A solid majority of voters are on board with Democratic-led efforts to codify gay and lesbian couples’ right to get married in any U.S. state, according to a new Morning Consult/Politico survey.
In the July 22-24 survey, 58% of voters support congressional passage of a federal law to protect the right to same-sex marriage, including 75% of Democrats and 62% of independents. Three in 10 voters oppose the move, driven by 51% of Republicans.
Even more voters support federal protections for interracial marriage (71%) and access to birth control (75%).
Most voters (57%) would also like to see Congress act to protect access to abortion, with Democrats are far more likely to support such efforts (78%) than Republicans are to oppose them (59%). CONTINUED
Eli Yokley, Morning Consult
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