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Majority New Mexicans oppose gay marriage
[AP]
SANTA FE - Most of the 402 registered voters recently polled in New Mexico would oppose a law legalizing same-sex marriage.
The survey conducted by telephone found 62 percent of those polled oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage, 28 percent support it and 10 percent are undecided, the Albuquerque Journal reported in a copyright story Friday.
The poll was commissioned by the Journal and was conducted Aug. 27-Sept. 1 by Albuquerque-based Research & Polling Inc.
The poll results suggest same-sex marriage legislation in New Mexico would "fail miserably," said Brian Sanderoff, president of Research & Polling Inc.
The poll found New Mexicans were more closely divided on same-sex civil unions. Forty-nine percent of those polled said they oppose same-sex civil unions and 44 percent support them. The poll found 7 percent were undecided.
Sanderoff said a proposal to legalize same-sex civil unions has a better shot of being approved. Civil unions would allow same-sex partners many of the benefits, rights and protections of marriage, but don't have the same status as marriage.
"A civil union law would have an uphill battle, but would still have a chance," Sanderoff said.
Republicans, voters in eastern New Mexico, those who regularly attend church, conservatives and Hispanics were most likely to oppose same-sex marriage and same-sex civil unions, according to the poll.
"Church attendance is a major predictor," Sanderoff said.
Those who favored gay marriage had no political affiliation or were registered as something other than Democrat or Republican. Those with higher household incomes and more education were also more likely to favor same-sex marriage and civil unions, the poll found.
The poll results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. The registered voters polled said they were likely to vote in the Nov. 2 general election.
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SANTA FE - Most of the 402 registered voters recently polled in New Mexico would oppose a law legalizing same-sex marriage.
The survey conducted by telephone found 62 percent of those polled oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage, 28 percent support it and 10 percent are undecided, the Albuquerque Journal reported in a copyright story Friday.
The poll was commissioned by the Journal and was conducted Aug. 27-Sept. 1 by Albuquerque-based Research & Polling Inc.
The poll results suggest same-sex marriage legislation in New Mexico would "fail miserably," said Brian Sanderoff, president of Research & Polling Inc.
The poll found New Mexicans were more closely divided on same-sex civil unions. Forty-nine percent of those polled said they oppose same-sex civil unions and 44 percent support them. The poll found 7 percent were undecided.
Sanderoff said a proposal to legalize same-sex civil unions has a better shot of being approved. Civil unions would allow same-sex partners many of the benefits, rights and protections of marriage, but don't have the same status as marriage.
"A civil union law would have an uphill battle, but would still have a chance," Sanderoff said.
Republicans, voters in eastern New Mexico, those who regularly attend church, conservatives and Hispanics were most likely to oppose same-sex marriage and same-sex civil unions, according to the poll.
"Church attendance is a major predictor," Sanderoff said.
Those who favored gay marriage had no political affiliation or were registered as something other than Democrat or Republican. Those with higher household incomes and more education were also more likely to favor same-sex marriage and civil unions, the poll found.
The poll results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. The registered voters polled said they were likely to vote in the Nov. 2 general election.
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