Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/trend_083004.html
 
Washington Post-ABC News Poll: Elections 2004
August 30, 2004
 
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone August 26-29, 2004 among 1,207 randomly selected adults nationwide, including 945 self-identified registered voters. Margin of sampling error for overall results and for registered voters is plus or minus three percentage points. Fieldwork by TNS of Horsham, Pa.
*= less than 0.5 percent
 
Excerpt from Poll: Questions Only Related to Same-Sex Marriage.

34. Do you think it should be legal or illegal for homosexual couples to get married?

               ---------Legal--------    --------Illegal--------                     
                    NET  Strongly  Somewhat   NET  Somewhat  Strongly   No op.            
8/29/04 RV     32      18             14            62       10             52            5 
3/7/04            38       24            14            59        11            48            3 
2/22/04          39       25            13             55         6            49            6 
1/18/04          41       NA           NA            55       NA           NA           4               
9/7/03            37       NA           NA            55       NA           NA           7

35. (Would you support amending the U.S. Constitution to make it against the law for homosexual couples to get married anywhere in the U.S.), or (should each state make its own laws on homosexual marriage)? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

               ---Support amendment--    -------State laws------                     
                   NET  Strongly  Somewhat   NET  Somewhat  Strongly   No op.            
8/29/04 RV    44        39            5             51       16             35           5

Compare to:

(Would you support amending the U.S. Constitution to make it illegal for homosexual couples to get married anywhere in the U.S.), or (should each state make its own laws on homosexual marriage)? 

          ---Support amendment--    -------State laws------                     
            NET  Strongly  Somewhat   NET  Somewhat  Strongly   No op.            
3/7/04*    44      39              5           53       18              35           3
2/22/04   46       38              8          45        15              31           9
1/18/04   38      NA             NA         58       NA             NA          3  
*Half sample test, against law/make illegal
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