The support for same-sex marriage in the United States increased overall between 2006 and 2023. According to a survey conducted across the years, this increase was shared among all levels of church attendance. Citizens who visited the church weekly were consistently the group least in favor of gay marriage. As of 2023, 83 percent of citizens who seldom or never visited the church thought that same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid.
Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2006 to 2023, by church attendance
Characteristic
Weekly
Nearly weekly/Monthly
Seldom/Never
2023
41%
67%
83%
2022
40%
70%
82%
2021
42%
68%
83%
2020
44%
67%
82%
2019
41%
60%
79%
2018
43%
66%
77%
2017
39%
60%
81%
2016
39%
57%
73%
2015
37%
52%
74%
2014
29%
54%
71%
2013
28%
49%
69%
2012
27%
45%
65%
2011
27%
49%
63%
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Gallup. (January 24, 2024). Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2006 to 2023, by church attendance [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/
Gallup. "Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2006 to 2023, by church attendance." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/
Gallup. (2024). Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2006 to 2023, by church attendance. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/
Gallup. "Share of Americans Who Think Same-sex Marriage Should Be Recognized by The Law as Valid from 2006 to 2023, by Church Attendance." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/
Gallup, Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2006 to 2023, by church attendance Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Share of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid from 2006 to 2023, by church attendance [Graph], Gallup, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/
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