The Supreme Court may be just weeks away from declaring a nationwide right to same-sex marriage with a ruling likely to trigger public opposition — and private sighs of relief — from most Republican presidential hopefuls. Why relief? The marriage issue increasingly has become a trap for Republicans, and a […] Read more »
Five Things We’ve Learned About Americans and Moral Values
Norms surrounding behaviors relating to sexual behavior and reproduction have been shifting in the U.S. in recent years. … We at Gallup have reported on these shifts in a series of stories, and various news outlets and commentators have given their opinions on what these shifts may mean as the […] Read more »
Trust lacking in Supreme Court over handling of key issues
With major Supreme Court decisions on health care and same-sex marriage expected this month, many lack trust in the Supreme Court’s handling of those two issues, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. Yet most approve of the way the court is handling its job generally. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Support for Same-Sex Marriage at Record High, but Key Segments Remain Opposed
As the Supreme Court prepares to decide a key case involving states’ requirements to recognize same-sex marriage, public support for allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally continues its rapid rise: A 57% majority of Americans now favor allowing same-sex marriage and 39% oppose. As recently as five years ago, […] Read more »
Fewer Young People Say I Do — to Any Relationship
Along with the decline in marriages among 18- to 29-year-olds in the U.S. in recent years, Gallup trends on Americans’ living arrangements reveal that the percentage of young adults “living together” has hardly budged. This means that not only are fewer young adults married, but also that fewer are in […] Read more »
Same‐Sex Marriage Resonates Most Strongly with Young People in the Americas
In April of 2015, Ecuador and Chile approved civil union laws for same‐sex couples. In recent years, same‐sex marriages have been recognized in Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina. Conversely, other countries in the Americas have demonstrated opposition to the idea of civil unions or marriages for same‐sex couples. For example, this […] Read more »