Polls listed chronologically.

Time Poll conducted by Abt SRBI. July 31-Aug. 4, 2008. N=808 likely voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Should gay and lesbian couples be allowed to marry, giving them full legal rights of married couples, or not?"

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7/31 - 8/4/08

6/18-25/08

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"Do you favor or oppose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would ban same-sex couples from getting married?"

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7/31 - 8/4/08

6/18-25/08

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"What if a presidential candidate took a position on gay marriage that was different from your own? Would you still consider voting for him because of his position on other issues, or would you not vote for him under any circumstances?"

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7/31 - 8/4/08

6/18-25/08

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 10-13, 2008. N=1,119 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS.

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"Do you think homosexuals who do NOT publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the military or not?"

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%

%

%

7/10-13/08

78

18

5

1/01

75

22

3

5/93

63

35

2

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"Do you think homosexuals who DO publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the military or not?"

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%

%

%

7/10-13/08

75

22

3

1/01

62

35

3

5/93

44

55

2

Quinnipiac University Poll. July 8-13, 2008. N=1,783 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 2.3.

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"In general, do you support or oppose same-sex marriage?"

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7/8-13/08

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"Which would you prefer? Do you think same-sex couples should be allowed legally to marry, should be allowed legally to form civil unions but not marry, or should not be allowed to obtain legal recognition of their relationships?"

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7/8-13/08

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"Do you think states should give legal recognition to same-sex marriages performed in other states or not?"

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7/8-13/08

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"Would you support or oppose a law in your state that would ban same-sex marriage?"

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7/8-13/08

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"Would you support or oppose amending the United States Constitution to ban same-sex marriage?"

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7/8-13/08

11/13-19/06

Pew Research Center survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. June 18-29, 2008. N=2,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2.5.

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"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally?"

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%

%

%

6/18-29/08

40

52

8

5/21-25/08

38

49

13

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"There has been much talk recently about whether states should give gay and lesbian couples the legal right to marry. Which of the following comes CLOSEST to your position on this issue? Do you support FULL marriage rights for same-sex couples, OR support civil unions or partnerships for same-sex couples, BUT NOT full marriage rights, OR do you oppose ANY legal recognition for same-sex couples?"

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CBS News Poll. May 30-June 3, 2008. N=1,038 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4 (for all adults).

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"Which comes closest to your view? Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry. OR, Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry. OR, There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship."

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Republicans

Democrats

Independents

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11/18-21/04

Pew Research Center survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. May 21-25, 2008. N=1,505 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. July 2006 survey conducted by SRBI.

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"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to enter into legal agreements with each other that would give them many of the same rights as married couples?"

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%

%

%

5/21-25/08

51

41

8

7/6-19/06

54

42

4

7/13-17/05

53

40

7

8/5-10/04

48

45

7

7/04

49

43

8

3/04

49

44

7

10/03

45

47

8

Gallup Poll. May 8-11, 2008. N=1,017 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).

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"As you may know, there has been considerable discussion in the news regarding the rights of homosexual men and women. In general, do you think homosexuals should or should not have equal rights in terms of job opportunities?"

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%

%

%

%

5/8-11/08

89

8

1

1

5/10-13/07

89

8

1

2

5/8-11/06

89

9

1

1

6/17-20/77

56

33

-

11

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"Do you feel that homosexuality should be considered an acceptable alternative lifestyle or not?"

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%

%

%

5/8-11/08

9/7-8/07

5/10-13/07

5/8-11/06

5/2-5/05

5/2-4/04

6/25-28/82

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"Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?" N=513, MoE ± 5 (Form A)

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%

%

%

5/8-11/08

5/10-13/07

46

53

1

5/8-11/06

42

56

2

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"Would you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as being between a man and a woman, thus barring marriages between gay or lesbian couples?" N=504, MoE ± 5 (Form B)

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%

%

%

5/8-11/08

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