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# Report: Record number of Americans support same-sex marriage
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/report-record-number-of-americans-support-same-sex-marriage/
- Published: 2021-06-10T08:09:39.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-10T08:09:39.000Z
- Description: A new report from Gallup has found 70% of Americans are now in favour of same-sex marriage.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, LGBTQ, Marriage equality, Same Sex Marriage, US, US SUpreme Court

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A [new report](https://news.gallup.com/poll/350486/record-high-support-same-sex-marriage.aspx?ref=scenemag.co.uk) from **Gallup**, an analytics firm, has found 70% of Americans are now in favour of same-sex marriage, including a record number of Republicans and older people. The survey, which interviewed 1,016 adults living in the **US,** found the percentage of those who support same-sex marriage has increased by 10% since the last poll was conducted in 2015\. When the firm first started tracking this data in 1996, only 27% were in favour of same-sex marriage.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lgbt-usa-600-400.jpg)

Support from adults aged 55+ increased from 51% in 2019 to 60% now, with researchers suggesting older people *“who were once holdouts in support for gay marriage”,* have now *“come down on the same side of the issue as young adults”*. For the first time, a small majority (55%) of Republicans showed support for same-sex marriage, in addition to 83% of Democrats and 73% of political independents.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lgbt-marriage-love-is-love-600-400.jpg)

In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was a constitutional right, and must be legally recognised, with the study stating: *“Court and legislative challenges to the legal status of same-sex marriage have simmered down since the Supreme Court issued its decision”.* Gallup suggested that the data *“illustrates that Americans’ views can shift in a relatively short time span, creating a new consensus – even as polarization on other measures intensifies.”*