53% Of Kentuckians Oppose Gay Marriage Ruling
- By
- On Top Magazine Staff
- | August 04, 2015
A majority of likely Kentucky voters oppose the Supreme Court's ruling striking down gay marriage bans in all 50 states.
According to a WKYT Herald-Leader Bluegrass Poll of 1,000 people conducted by SurveyUSA, 38 percent of respondents support the high court's decision, while 53 percent say they're opposed.
“Fifty-three percent are opposed to what the Supreme Court did,” said Sam Youngman, a political writer at Herald-Leader. “Obviously, these numbers don't match what we are seeing nationally. But what they do represent I think is more and more change toward a broader acceptance of gay marriage here in Kentucky.”
The poll found opposition to marriage equality was lower than in May, when a Bluegrass Poll found 57 percent of Kentuckians opposed to such unions.
Kentucky was among the four states directly involved in the case brought before the Supreme Court.