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Toni Reed photo – Unsplash<\/div>\n

By Aaron Earls<\/em><\/p>\n

After a decade of almost continuous growth, the percentage of Americans who favor same-sex marriage remains mostly unchanged since 2017, according to a new study from Pew Research.<\/p>\n

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For the first time in a decade, the support number dipped slightly (62% to 61%), but still remains near record highs.<\/p>\n

And the percentage of Americans who oppose same-sex marriage continues to fall, hitting its lowest point of 31%.<\/p>\n

Today, opinions surrounding the issue are almost the reverse of what they were in 2004, when 60% opposed and 31% supported.<\/p>\n

Women (66%) are more likely than men (57%) to approve, widening a gap that was 4 points in 2017 when 64% of women and 60% of men backed it.<\/p>\n

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Generationally, millennials remain the most supportive. Around 3 in 4 (74%) favor same-sex marriage, unchanged from 2017.<\/p>\n

Support dropped among Generation X (58%, down from 65%) and Baby Boomers (51%, down from 56%).<\/p>\n

Older Americans (the Silent Generation) are now more likely to back gay marriage than ever, rising from 41% to 45% in 2019.<\/p>\n

Significant majorities of religiously unaffiliated (79%), white mainline Protestants (66%), and Catholics (61%) favor same-sex marriage. Fewer black Protestants (44%) and white evangelicals (29%) back the idea.<\/p>\n

Religious service attendance also plays a role in the likelihood an individual supports same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n

Three in 4 Americans who seldom or never attend a religious service (75%) say they favor the idea. Two in 3 who attend monthly or yearly support same-sex marriage, but only 39% who attend weekly agree.<\/p>\n

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Aaron Earls<\/h2>\n

@WardrobeDoor<\/p>\n

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Aaron is a writer for LifewayResearch.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n