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
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Gallup. (June 5, 2023). 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 May 04, 2024, 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. June 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/
Gallup. (2023). 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: May 04, 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, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2023, 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 May 04, 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], Gallup, June 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340262/support-for-same-sex-marriage-in-the-united-states-by-church-attendance/