As we race towards the fifth anniversary of marriage equality in Iowa,
The Des Moines Register commissioned a
new Iowa Poll to gather opinions on the topic. The 2014 Iowa Poll found that
36% of Iowans don't care and/or aren't affected by same-sex marriage. The Iowa Poll found that
28% of Iowans are proud that Iowa allows gay marriage. And the Iowa Poll found that
34% of Iowans are disappointed that same-sex couples can get legally married in this state. In other words, 62% of Iowans are proud about or don't care about gay marriage in Iowa.
You can take that a few different ways. One could argue that a good chunk of Iowa (that 36% who say that it doesn't matter) has accepted same-sex marriage and really don't want to fight the battle to eliminate it. On the other hand, one could argue that this group could be swayed towards voting against it with enough pressure and misinformation from anti-gay culture warriors.
