| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #14909 |
| 1 | What should happen to gay couples who were legally married in California before the law changed? Should their marriage remain legal? Should their marriage be immediately annulled? Or, do you not know enough to say? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| Remain Legal | 59% | 58% | 59% | 55% | 64% | 55% | 59% | 53% | 54% | 69% | 44% | 70% | 58% | 30% | 70% | 73% | 53% | 58% | 60% | 63% |
| Immediately Annulled | 34% | 39% | 30% | 39% | 29% | 34% | 34% | 42% | 37% | 24% | 48% | 23% | 37% | 62% | 23% | 23% | 38% | 35% | 32% | 31% |
| Do Not Know Enough | 6% | 2% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 9% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 3% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 35% | 40% | 25% | 51% | 6% | 28% | 15% | 31% | 45% | 23% | 29% | 41% | 23% | 15% | 46% | 19% | 20% |
| 2 | Will the recent rallies held by "No on Prop 8" protesters ultimately help their cause? Hurt their cause? Or will it not make a difference one way or the other? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| Help | 28% | 31% | 26% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 28% | 31% | 28% | 30% | 15% | 37% | 30% | 14% | 32% | 45% | 16% | 32% | 24% | 33% |
| Hurt | 28% | 27% | 28% | 22% | 28% | 35% | 33% | 25% | 21% | 25% | 45% | 18% | 25% | 50% | 22% | 15% | 39% | 24% | 24% | 31% |
| No Difference | 37% | 38% | 36% | 45% | 33% | 34% | 33% | 43% | 45% | 37% | 34% | 38% | 38% | 34% | 40% | 33% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 32% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 14% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 35% | 40% | 25% | 51% | 6% | 28% | 15% | 31% | 45% | 23% | 29% | 41% | 23% | 15% | 46% | 19% | 20% |
| 3 | Did you vote for Proposition 8? Did you vote against Proposition 8? Or did you not vote? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| For | 40% | 42% | 37% | 38% | 37% | 45% | 43% | 38% | 38% | 31% | 61% | 29% | 30% | 64% | 37% | 24% | 47% | 38% | 48% | 29% |
| Against | 46% | 45% | 47% | 43% | 50% | 44% | 42% | 57% | 49% | 52% | 30% | 59% | 44% | 29% | 46% | 63% | 37% | 50% | 38% | 52% |
| Did Not Vote | 12% | 10% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 12% | 17% | 8% | 9% | 22% | 6% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 7% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 35% | 40% | 25% | 51% | 6% | 28% | 15% | 31% | 45% | 23% | 29% | 41% | 23% | 15% | 46% | 19% | 20% |
| 4 | Have the protesters changed your opinion on Prop 8? |
| 198 Who Voted For Prop 8 | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| Yes | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 13% | 5% | 29% | 5% | 12% | 13% | 4% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 10% |
| No | 90% | 92% | 88% | 91% | 90% | 89% | 94% | 87% | 91% | 67% | 95% | 87% | 79% | 94% | 85% | 87% | 94% | 88% | 91% | 88% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Voted For Prop 8 | 100% | 53% | 47% | 34% | 37% | 29% | 56% | 6% | 27% | 11% | 48% | 33% | 17% | 46% | 38% | 13% | 18% | 44% | 23% | 15% |