An interesting, although not really surprising, trend emerges when you look at the support for the marriage amendment when broken out by age groups. Basically, the older you are, the more likely you are to support it.
Age | 18-25 | 26-40 | 41-55 | 55-65 | 65+ |
Support | 63% | 66% | 78% | 74% | 83% |
Oppose | 32% | 31% | 17% | 25% | 12% |
Not Sure | 6% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 5% |
All the demographic crosstabs are here.
Yes, the trend seems to show higher support the older one is, but look at the numbers. Even among 18-25 year-olds, there is still 63% support. Gay marriage is not a popular idea in our State.
Interesting, and predictable, is the dip among the children of the 60s.