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Gallup Poll: 780,000 Same-Sex Marriages In US

Gallup reports that there are an estimated 780,000 same-sex marriages in the US.

Approximately 0.3% of adults in the U.S. are married to a same-sex spouse, and another 0.5% identify as being in a same-sex domestic partnership.

In examining the total population of 243 million U.S. adults, these survey estimates suggest nearly 2 million adults are part of a same-sex couple, of whom 780,000 are married.

These data are based on 80,568 interviews conducted on Gallup Daily tracking from Jan. 28-April 19, 2015.

Overall, approximately 0.3% of all respondents during this time period both identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) and said they were married, and in a follow-up question, they indicated that they were married to a same-sex spouse. An additional 0.5% of adults identified as LGBT and reported being in a same-sex domestic partnership.

So think on that a second – 780,000 marriages at risk of being wiped out should the Supreme Court decide against marriage equality.

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Gallup: Hillary Clinton Way Ahead Of Prez Hopefuls On Favorability & Familiarity

Results of a new poll by Gallup shows Hillary Clinton’s devastating lead over other Democrats and Republicans who may be in the hunt for the presidency in 2016.

According to the poll, 89% of Americans are familiar enough with her to have an opinion of her. And her favorable number (50%) is 11 points higher than her unfavorable number (39%). This bests anyone else currently mentioned as a contender for prez.

The graph plots 16 potential candidates –11 Republicans and five Democrats — on a two-dimensional chart displaying their familiarity and favorability ratings. The candidates who appear in the upper-right quadrant are in the most advantageous position at this point as they are both relatively well-known and have higher favorable than unfavorable ratings. In addition to Clinton, Republicans Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee and Rand Paul reside in this space. However, Americans rate each of those Republicans only slightly more positively than negatively, with net favorable scores of +2 or +3, compared with Clinton’s +11. And Huckabee and Paul have just slightly above average familiarity. Generally speaking, the further candidates are away from the intersecting lines, the better their image.

Candidates in the lower-right quadrant — including Chris Christie and Rick Perry — are among the better-known candidates, but Americans do not view them positively overall. Joe Biden and Ted Cruz are on the edges of this quadrant. Biden is well-known, but opinions of him are equally positive and negative, while Cruz is viewed negatively but has average familiarity. The challenge for these politicians should they run for president is to alter existing perceptions about them so they are more positive than now, or alternatively, to get the smaller group of Americans who are unfamiliar with them to get to know them and view them positively.

Only Dr. Ben Carson has comparable positive favorable numbers, but his familiarity is much lower than Hillary.

The actual numbers from the poll below:

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President Obama & Hillary Clinton Top Gallup’s “Most Admired” Poll

According to an annual poll conducted by Gallop, President Obama and Hillary Clinton nab the top spots on a list of Most Admired Men and Women.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been at the top of the annual survey for 17 of the last 18 years.

The tally from the poll shows:

12% – Hillary Clinton

8% – Oprah Winfrey

5% – Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai

4% – First Lady Michelle Obama

On the men’s side, this marks President Obama’s 7th time at the top of the Most Admired list:

19% – President Barack Obama

6% – Pope Francis

3% – Former President Bill Clinton

2% – Rev. Billy Graham

2% – Former President George W. Bush

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Gallup poll: 63% of Americans support adoption by same-sex couples

A new poll released by Gallup shows a clear majority of Americans (63%) support same-sex couples right to adopt a child.  This is the highest level of support since Gallup began tracking opinions on the matter more than 20 years ago.

This is higher than Americans’ support for same-sex marriage (55%).

More at Gallup.

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Gallup poll: Support for marriage equality at all-time high

Americans’ support for laws recognizing same-sex marriages as legally valid has increased yet again, now at 55%, according to the latest Gallup poll.

As has been the case in the past, support for marriage equality is higher among younger Americans; the older an American is, the less likely he or she is to support marriage for same-sex couples. Currently, adults between the ages of 18 and 29 are nearly twice as likely to support marriage equality as adults aged of 65 and older.

Opinions also differ dramatically along party lines. Democrats (74%) are far more likely to support gay marriage as Republicans are (30%), while independents (58%) are more in line with the national average.

While still lagging the national average, Republicans support has nearly doubled since Gallup began polling on the question in 1996.

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Gallup poll: President Obama and Hillary Clinton “most admired” in America

America’s two most prominent Democrats President Obama & Hillary Clinton – are again America’s most admired man and woman by wide margins.

Via Gallup:

For the sixth consecutive year, Barack Obama ranks as the Most Admired Man among Americans, and Hillary Clinton is again the Most Admired Woman.

Both won by comfortable margins. Sixteen percent named Obama, compared with 4% each for former President George W. Bush and Pope Francis; Clinton (15%) finished ahead of television personality Oprah Winfrey (6%), first lady Michelle Obama (5%), and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (5%).

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Gallup poll: Republicans set record for lowest approval rating since tracking began

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Congratulations to the House Republican members – you broke set a record.

From a new poll by Gallup, the Republican party has set a record low for approval numbers since Gallup starting tracking them.

With the Republican-controlled House of Representatives engaged in a tense, government-shuttering budgetary standoff against a Democratic president and Senate, the Republican Party is now viewed favorably by 28% of Americans, down TEN POINTS from 38% in September.

This is the lowest favorable rating measured for either party since Gallup began asking this question in 1992.

More than 6 in 10 Americans view the Republican party unfavorably.  The Democrats faired a bit better with less than half of Americans viewing Dems unfavorably.

Remember, kids – yesterday Michele Bachmann was practically giddy that the House GOP was “winning.”

Meanwhile, the American people are the ones losing here.

More from Gallup here.

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Poll: More Americans believe being gay is more “nature” than “nurture”

New poll from Gallup shows more Americans believe gay and lesbian individuals are more likely born homosexual than evolve our of environment:

Currently, 47% of Americans view being gay or lesbian as a sexual orientation individuals are born with, while 33% instead believe it is due to external factors such as upbringing or environment.

That 14-percentage-point gap in favor of “nature” over “nurture” is the largest Gallup has measured to date. As recently as two years ago, the public was evenly divided.

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Gallup poll: 53% of Americans support marriage equality

Gallup released the results of it’s latest poll concerning the support of marriage equality in the US.

From the poll:

Gallup’s May 2-7 poll suggests Americans’ support for gay marriage is solidifying above the majority level.

Recently, Rhode Island and Delaware legalized same-sex marriage, and Minnesota is likely to follow suit. That would bring the total number of states legally recognizing same-sex marriage to 12.

Just three years ago, support for gay marriage was 44%. The current 53% level of support is essentially double the 27% in Gallup’s initial measurement on gay marriage, in 1996.

 Read more on the poll here.

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Gallup poll: Percentages of LGBT population in the US by state

Gallup has completed an extensive poll to determine the percentage of LGBT population in each state of the US.

The District of Columbia was found to have the largest percentage of LGBT-identifying residents by far with 10%, and North Dakota the least, with 1.7%.

Check out the list below: