Public Policy Polling: Iowans Still Split on Gay Marriage

Iowa has had marriage equality for nearly five years. Public Policy Polling wanted to know what Iowans thought about same-sex marriage. Sadly, even though most believe that marriage equality has had no impact on their lives, Iowa voters still find themselves split on whether or not same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.

According to PPP, 46% of Iowa voters believe that same-sex marriage should be allowed, 45% believe that it shouldn't be allowed, and 9% of not sure. Meanwhile, 14% of Iowans believe that same-sex marriage in Iowa has had a positive impact in their lives, 23% believe that it's had a negative impact, and 64% believe that gay marriage has had no impact in their lives.

During the break-down, it was noted that male voters strongly oppose same-sex marriage by a margin of 56/37 while female voters strongly support gay marriage by a margin of 55/35.

Meanwhile, these same Iowa voters support raising minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by a margin of 52/35. They also support medical marijuana by a margin of 62/27, but oppose recreational marijuana by a margin of 33/60.