Same-sex Marriage in Connecticut - Public Opinion

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According to an October 2003 poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, 44% of Connecticut voters supported same-sex marriage, 50% opposed. 51% supported civil unions, 43% were against.

A Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll, conducted between May 26 and June 1 2004, found that 45% of Connecticut voters supported same-sex marriage, 50% opposed. 59% supported civil unions, 35% were against.

A Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll released April 7, 2005, the day after the Senate approved civil unions, showed that 56% of registered voters were in support of their action, while 37% were opposed to it. The poll shows 42% approved same-sex marriage, while 53% opposed. Democrats backed same-sex civil unions 66–29 percent and same-sex marriage 53–42 percent. Republicans were narrowly divided on civil unions, with 45 percent in favor and 48 percent opposed. But Republicans opposed same-sex marriage 70–26 percent. Independent voters supported civil unions 56–37 percent, but opposed same-sex marriage 52–42 percent. Women voters supported civil unions 60–34 percent, but split 47–48 percent on same-sex marriage. Men backed civil unions 52–42 percent, but opposed same-sex marriage 59–36 percent.

According to a February 2007 Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll 39% of respondents supported same-sex marriage, 33% supported civil unions, 22% opposed to recognition of same-sex unions

A December 2008 Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll found that 52% of respondents approved the Supreme Court's decision legalizing same-sex marriage, 39% disapproved. 61% opposed amending the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, 33% supported it.

A September 2011 Public Policy Polling survey found that 55% of Connecticut voters thought that same-sex marriage should be legal, while 32% thought it should be illegal and 13% were not sure. A separate question on the same survey found that 81% of respondents supported legal recognition of same-sex couples, with 47% supporting same-sex marriage, 34% supporting civil unions, 16% opposing all legal recognition and 3% not sure.

A July 2012 Public Policy Polling survey found that 55% of Connecticut voters thought that same-sex marriage should be legal, while 33% thought it should be illegal and 12% were not sure. A separate question on the same survey found that 88% of respondents supported legal recognition of same-sex couples, with 51% supporting same-sex marriage, 37% supporting civil unions, 11% opposing all legal recognition and 1% not sure.