Support for Gay Marriage On the Rise in Every U.S. State

Pennsylvania is among those whose support is within five percentage points of majority support.

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The Williams Institute just released exciting findings from a study that says support for marriage equality has risen in every state in the U.S. and that Pennsylvania is among a group of states whose support is only a fraction from reaching majority status.

Here are some of the main findings in “Public Support for Marriage for Same-sex Couples by State”:

By the end of 2012, 12 states and the District of Columbia had support for same-sex marriage at or above 50 percent.

Of these 12 states, all currently perform marriages, civil unions or domestic partnerships for same-sex couples. Thirteen additional states (including Pennsylvania) presently are within 5 percentage points of majority support

In the last eight years, every state has increased in its support for marriage for same-sex couples with an average increase of 13.6 percent.

If present public opinion trends continue, another eight states will be above 50-percent support by the end of 2014.

Click here for the full report.

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