(The Hill) — A majority of surveyed Republicans say they support same-sex marriage, according to new data from a trio of polling firms.
According to a poll shared exclusively with The Hill, 56% of Republicans believe same-sex couples should have the legal right to marry, whereas 42% disagree with this.
When respondents were given the option to express neutrality, Republican opinions were more evenly split, with the results showing 43% in disagreement, 40% in agreement, and 17% remaining neutral.
Americans, overall, broadly agree that same-sex couples should have the right to marry: 72% of respondents agree, and 26% disagree.
When Americans are presented with a neutral option, 61% of respondents agree, 24% disagree, and 15% say they are neutral.
This survey, conducted in June 2025 by Redbud Consulting, Echelon Insights, and National Research for Project Right Side and Centerline Liberties, marks a decade since the Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
The poll shows Republicans are split on whether they approve of the decision, with a slightly larger share saying they disapprove, at 51%, than approve, at 48%.
But given a neutral option, that trend flips: 41% of Republican respondents say they approve, 37% say they disapprove, and 22% say they neither approve nor disapprove.
Among Americans overall, 68% of those surveyed approve of the decision, and 30% disapprove of the decision. When given a neutral option, 63% approve, 22% disapprove, and 15% say they’re neutral.
The poll includes data suggesting opposition to same-sex marriage perhaps is not as fervent as it once was.
Supporters of same-sex marriage are more likely to say the issue is important to them, at 59%, compared with 41% who say the issue isn’t important to them.
This 18-point gap narrows to 6 points among opponents of same-sex marriage: 53% of those surveyed say it’s an important issue to them, and 47% say it’s not.
Respondents are also more likely to say that, throughout their lifetimes, they have become more supportive of same-sex marriage, at 31 %, than more opposed, at 13%. The vast majority of respondents, at 57%, say their views have not changed.
The pollsters point to the latest data to suggest same-sex marriage is no longer “a divisive political issue” and is instead “an accepted social norm”— one that they say is not worth litigating on the campaign trail.
“The data is clear: engaging in efforts to roll back recent gains is not a winning political issue,” Alex Lundry, co-founder of Redbud Consulting, said in a statement about the poll.
“In fact, there is a clear pathway forward for Republicans to continue growing their coalition, finding common ground on religious liberty, and ensuring the law judges all citizens based solely on their individual merit, nothing more, nothing less,” Lundry added.
The poll was conducted May 27-June 1, 2025, and included 800 registered voters. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.
A recent Gallup poll showed different results. In the May 2025 poll, GOP support for same-sex marriage fell to 41 percent — its lowest point since 2016, when 40 percent supported same-sex marriage.
The poll also showed Republicans and Democrats were more divided on the issue than at any point in the last 30 years, with 88% of Democrats supporting same-sex marriage.
