This statistic shows public reactions to President Obama's declaration of support for same-sex marriage in the United States in May 2012, with respect to his favorability. The results are divided according to political affiliation of respondents. 60 percent of Independents stated that this made no difference to their opinion of Barack Obama.
Public opinion on Obama's support for gay marriage in the U.S. in May 2012, by political affiliation
Original survey question: "Did President Obama expressing his support for gay marriage make you think more favorably of him, less favorably of him, or did it not affect your opinion?"
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Pew Research Center. (May 14, 2012). Public opinion on Obama's support for gay marriage in the U.S. in May 2012, by political affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/226182/obamas-support-for-gay-marriage-us-reaction-by-political-affiliation/
Pew Research Center. "Public opinion on Obama's support for gay marriage in the U.S. in May 2012, by political affiliation." Chart. May 14, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226182/obamas-support-for-gay-marriage-us-reaction-by-political-affiliation/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Public opinion on Obama's support for gay marriage in the U.S. in May 2012, by political affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226182/obamas-support-for-gay-marriage-us-reaction-by-political-affiliation/
Pew Research Center. "Public Opinion on Obama's Support for Gay Marriage in The U.S. in May 2012, by Political Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226182/obamas-support-for-gay-marriage-us-reaction-by-political-affiliation/
Pew Research Center, Public opinion on Obama's support for gay marriage in the U.S. in May 2012, by political affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226182/obamas-support-for-gay-marriage-us-reaction-by-political-affiliation/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Public opinion on Obama's support for gay marriage in the U.S. in May 2012, by political affiliation [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 14, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/226182/obamas-support-for-gay-marriage-us-reaction-by-political-affiliation/
