Pre-decision Opinion Polls
Many predicted Proposition 2 would pass, including opponents of Proposition 2. Supporters of Proposition 2, however, believed Texans might not vote because they will be overconfident after seeing landslide victories for marriage bans in other states.
- A 2003 poll showed that 63 percent of Texans surveyed said they support a state prohibition on same-sex marriages.
- An August 2005 Houston poll found that 64 percent of African Americans in Texas supported protection in the workplace for LGBT people. However, that same poll found 62 percent opposed gay and lesbian couples from being allowed to marry.
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