New York has spoken in a latest NY1/Marist poll that covers the recent Gay Marriage law.
Here are some key findings:
- 55% of NYS adults support the legalization of same-sex marriage. 36% oppose it, and 9% are unsure.
- Similar proportions of registered voters share these views.
- About 66% of Democratic voters support the law. A majority of Republican voters -- 52% -- oppose the law. Nearly six in ten non-enrolled voters -- 58% -- support it.
- About 62% of New Yorkers under the age 45 back the legislation; 50% of those 45 and older do.
- When it comes to a suit filed to overturn the law, 63% of adults statewide don’t want the law to be overturned, 32% do and 5% are unsure.
- 72% of Democratic voters and 66% of non-enrolled voters want to keep the law. Republican voters divide: 48% of GOPers think it should be overturned; 47% disagree.
- Nearly seven in ten suburban residents -- 69% -- and about two-thirds of those upstate -- 66% -- don’t want the law overturned. 57% of NYC adults agree.
- 44% of registered voters in New York report they are more likely to vote for a state senator who voted to pass the same-sex marriage law. Three in ten are less likely to do so while 19% say it makes no difference and seven percent are unsure.
- Although 79% of New York State residents don't expect to be a guest at the same-sex marriage of a family member or friend in the next year, 70% would attend asked, including 34% who oppose the law legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Ruben will be getting married soon to a man.
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