A new KING 5 poll finds Washington state voters are very divided on the issue of gay marriage.
In a poll of 617 registered voters statewide on landlines and cell phones, KING 5 and SurveyUSA asked specifically, “If the legislature were to approve marriage for same-sex couples, and you were asked to approve or reject the law, how would you vote?”
In our poll, 47% said they would approve the law, while 46% said they would reject it; 7% said they weren’t sure. The poll has a margin of +/-4%.
Gay marriage supporters are trying to pass a bill through the legislature during this session, but have not secured enough votes in the state senate. Opponents say if the legislature were to pass a bill, they would collect signatures to force a referendum on the issue.
In the poll, younger voters were far more likely to support gay marriage with 50% saying they’d approve a measure, compared to 39% support among voters over age 65. While voters in the King, Pierce and Snohomish County region voiced 50% support for a bill, voters in eastern Washington rejected the idea 54% to 38%.
The poll also found women voters more inclined to approve gay marriage (52% to 41% reject) than men (43% to 52% reject).
