Poll: Calif. voters oppose same-sex marriage ban
It's early and polls are fallible, but there's good news on the anti-gay constitutional amendment proposal in California. You can read about it here if you're so inclined.
The basic results? 51% oppose the proposed ban, and 42% support it. The 2000 initiative passed by 61%, so this is a significant shift.
While it isn't terribly surprising, I found this the most interesting part:
"The poll found that Democrats and Republican voters were starkly divided on the issue. Sixty-three percent of Democrats said they would vote against the measure, while 68 percent of Republicans said they would vote for it. Nonpartisans were against the initiative 66 percent to 27 percent.
"The poll found the greatest opposition to the ballot measure among voters living in California's coastal counties and large cities, as well as among voters younger than 30. In the San Francisco Bay area, 67 percent of voters oppose Proposition 8, while only 26 percent approve."
Most polls don't break such information down by geography, and I was especially heartened to see that non-partisan voters overwhelmingly oppose the ban. And while 68% is disheartening, I suppose on the flip side of it, a third of California Republicans (defacto) support same-sex marriage equality (as do two thirds of Democrats).
It's amazing to me how much progress we've made in just a few years. It really is tremendous change.
The basic results? 51% oppose the proposed ban, and 42% support it. The 2000 initiative passed by 61%, so this is a significant shift.
While it isn't terribly surprising, I found this the most interesting part:
"The poll found that Democrats and Republican voters were starkly divided on the issue. Sixty-three percent of Democrats said they would vote against the measure, while 68 percent of Republicans said they would vote for it. Nonpartisans were against the initiative 66 percent to 27 percent.
"The poll found the greatest opposition to the ballot measure among voters living in California's coastal counties and large cities, as well as among voters younger than 30. In the San Francisco Bay area, 67 percent of voters oppose Proposition 8, while only 26 percent approve."
Most polls don't break such information down by geography, and I was especially heartened to see that non-partisan voters overwhelmingly oppose the ban. And while 68% is disheartening, I suppose on the flip side of it, a third of California Republicans (defacto) support same-sex marriage equality (as do two thirds of Democrats).
It's amazing to me how much progress we've made in just a few years. It really is tremendous change.