New Poll Shows U.S. Support For Same-Sex Marriage Has Dropped
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A new poll shows U.S. support for gay marriage has shifted since Trump took office, dropping considerably for the first time in years.
The from the Economist/YouGov surveyed 1,623 adult U.S. citizens between October 24 and October 27, asking whether they they think same-sex marriage should be legal. 54 per cent said yes, 33 per cent said no, and 13 per cent were unsure.
It’s a markedly distinct drop compared to data less than five years ago: a 2021 poll from Gallup found that 70 per cent of Americans supported same-sex marriage.
The recent data also showed that Americans are, on average, less supportive of trans rights, with 41 per cent of respondents agreeing with the statement 鈥渙ur society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender鈥�, while 64 per cent opposed allowing transgender students to play on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
A 2025 Gallup poll found that while 68 per cent of U.S. adults surveyed supported same-sex marriage, there was a 47-point gap between political parties鈥� support for marriage equality, in what is the largest gap between the parties since Gallup began asking the question 29 years ago.
41 per cento of Republicans and 88 per cent of Democrats agreed that same-sex marriages should be 鈥渞ecognised by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages鈥�, representing that lowest Republican support for same-sex marriage in a decade.
Data comes as legal challenges to LGBTQIA+ rights arise
A little over a decade since same-sex marriage was legalised in the U.S., the data comes聽as LGBTQIA+ rights in the United States are increasingly under attack from the Trump administration and those emboldened by his movement.
Under his presidency,聽diversity and inclusion聽initiatives in federal agencies have been stripped back and censored, trans people have been banned from聽school sports聽and the聽military, and federally-funded healthcare for聽trans people of any age聽has been prohibited.
On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected a call from former county clerk Kim Davis to overturn the landmark decision that legalised same-sex marriage across the US.
Although same-sex marriage is federally safe for now, nine states have either introduced legislation aimed at blocking new marriage licenses for same-sex couples or passed resolutions urging the Supreme Court to reverse Obergefell as soon as possible, including Michigan, Montana, and South Dakota.
Only four months ago, American civil rights activist and lead plaintiff, Jim Obergefell warned that same-sex marriage could be “erased” under the new administration.
鈥淲e have taken some great steps forward, but with every bit of progress in our nation, we take steps back. If we don鈥檛 remind people where we鈥檝e been, we鈥檙e going to lose it,鈥� he said in an with Out Magazine.
鈥淭here are millions of people out there fighting [once again] for what鈥檚 right, fighting to make the world better.”
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