Opinion Poll
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| When | Organizer | Same-sex marriage | Civil union | No legal recognition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 2004 | UCEP | 21% | 25% | 54% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 2009 | UVC | 20% | 43% | 37% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 2010 | UCEP | 24% | 41% | 35% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 2012 | UCEP | 28% | 43% | 29% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An opinion poll which was conducted in 2010 by Columbia University found that Utah ranks last among all states in support of same-sex marriage. With 22 percent of respondents who favor the idea, the rate of support increased 10 percent since 1994-1996.
An opinion poll which was conducted in 2011 by Public Policy Polling found that just 27 percent of Utah voters believed that same-sex marriage should be legal, while 66 percent believed it should be illegal and 7 percent were not sure. A separate question in the survey found that 60 percent of respondents supported legal recognition of same-sex couples, with 23 percent supporting same-sex marriage and 37 percent supporting civil unions, while 39 percent opposed all legal recognition and 1 percent were not sure.
Read more about this topic: LGBT Rights In Utah
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