Do the majority of americans support gay marriage

Attitudes about same-sex marriage vary widely around the world, according to several Pew Research Center surveys fielded in 32 places in the last two years. But views are highly fractured along political and demographic lines. Related : In places where same-sex marriages are legal, they account for a small share of all marriages.

Below is a closer look at how attitudes about same-sex marriage differ around the world, based on our surveys. This analysis looks at how attitudes vary by geography, demographic factors, political ideology and religion, as well as how views have changed over time. This is the first year since that the Global Attitudes Survey has included publics from Africa and Latin America, which were not included more recently due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Majority of Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage: Poll

In 21 publics, we conducted a survey of 24, adults from Feb. In Australia, we used a mixed-mode probability-based online panel. Interviews were conducted face-to-face in Vietnam. All interviews in Malaysia and Singapore were conducted over the phone. Interviews were conducted face-to-face in Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Both the survey in East Asia and the one in South and Southeast Asia are part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures projectwhich analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. In the United States, we surveyed 3, U. This way nearly all U.

Respondents for all surveys were selected using probability-based sample designs. In Thailand, we conducted additional interviews in the Southern region, which has larger shares who are Muslim. The data in all publics is weighted to account for different probabilities of selection among respondents and to align with demographic benchmarks for adult populations.

This post is an update of one published June 13, This new post includes more publics surveyed. The accompanying topline figures are unchanged. Here are the questions used for the analysisalong with responses, and the survey methodology. People in Western Europe stand out as staunch supporters of same-sex marriage.

In each of these places, the practice is legal. The practice is legal in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, although those laws were approved at various times over the past decade. Same-sex marriage is legal in all three places. Related : About six-in-ten Americans say legalization of same-sex marriage is good for society.

Both places have also legalized the practice. In the Asia-Pacific region, support for same-sex marriage is highest in Australia and Japan. Australia has legalized same-sex marriage, but Japan has not. The Indian Supreme Court recently rejected a petition to legalize same-sex marriage.

The survey there was conducted prior to the ruling.