Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #26598
 
Majorities in Idaho Say State Should Protect People From Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity;
Plurality Says Same-Sex Marriage Should be Legal in Idaho if Supreme Court Overturns Case Which Made it Legal Nationwide:


60% of Idaho adults say state law should protect people from discrimination based on their sexual orientation, according to SurveyUSA's latest polling for the Idaho Statesman. 28% say it should not. Opposition outweighs support only among very conservative respondents, with majorities of most other groups in support of legal protections.

52% say state law should protect people from discrimination based on their gender identity; 36% say it should not. ⅔ of very conservative respondents say the law should not protect from discrimination based on gender identity, as do pluralities of Republicans and evangelicals. Ada County adults support by a 34-point margin; others support by smaller margins.

Should the Supreme Court of the United States overturn the case that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide, 49% of Idahoans say same sex marriage should remain legal in Idaho; 37% say it should not remain legal.
 
About the Research: SurveyUSA interviewed a total of 550 Idaho adults 10/17/22 through 10/20/22, using using blended sample, mixed mode. Respondents reachable on a home telephone (31% of adults) were interviewed on their home telephone in the recorded voice of a professional announcer, using telephone sample of adults purchased from Aristotle in Washington DC. Respondents unreachable on a landline telephone (69% of adults) were shown the survey questions on the display of their smartphone, laptop or tablet, using online adult panelists chosen randomly by Lucid Holdings LLC of New Orleans. The pool of adult survey respondents was weighted to US Census targets for gender, age, race, education, and home ownership.
 
1Should Idaho law protect people from discrimination based on their sexual orientation?
550 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceRegistered VoterParty AffiliationIdeologyIdeology AggregatedParentEvangelicalEducationIncomeHomeUrbanicityType Of IntervieRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 5.1 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteHispanicOtherYesNoRepublicDemocratIndependVery ConConservaModerateLiberalVery LibConservaModerateLiberalYesNoYesNoHigh SchSome Col4-Year C< $40K$40K - $> $80KOwnRentUrbanSuburbanRuralOnlineTelephonAda CounCanyon CRest of
Yes60%62%59%70%68%49%50%69%49%62%61%**59%67%52%80%65%32%55%73%96%**47%73%94%61%61%43%68%57%61%64%60%62%61%57%70%62%64%58%66%47%69%59%58%
No28%30%26%20%25%36%34%22%35%28%28%**29%23%36%11%24%54%30%17%4%**38%17%5%28%27%38%24%25%30%28%27%27%31%31%20%26%28%29%25%35%22%35%28%
Not Sure12%9%15%10%7%15%16%9%16%10%11%**11%9%12%9%11%14%15%9%1%**15%9%1%11%12%19%8%18%9%8%13%11%8%11%10%12%8%13%9%18%10%7%13%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%50%50%31%24%25%20%54%46%84%11%5%79%18%56%13%23%17%33%31%7%3%50%31%9%33%65%27%61%35%36%28%36%44%20%69%31%22%39%39%69%31%18%11%70%
 
2Should Idaho law protect people from discrimination based on their gender identity?
550 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceRegistered VoterParty AffiliationIdeologyIdeology AggregatedParentEvangelicalEducationIncomeHomeUrbanicityType Of IntervieRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 5.2 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteHispanicOtherYesNoRepublicDemocratIndependVery ConConservaModerateLiberalVery LibConservaModerateLiberalYesNoYesNoHigh SchSome Col4-Year C< $40K$40K - $> $80KOwnRentUrbanSuburbanRuralOnlineTelephonAda CounCanyon CRest of
Yes52%50%54%66%53%42%44%60%43%53%50%**50%59%40%81%56%23%40%68%92%**34%68%91%51%53%32%60%53%52%52%56%53%45%48%62%52%55%52%58%40%62%49%50%
No36%38%34%28%37%42%41%32%41%35%37%**39%29%47%14%34%66%43%24%5%**51%24%6%40%34%50%31%34%36%39%33%34%43%40%26%37%35%35%31%48%28%39%38%
Not Sure12%12%11%6%10%17%15%8%16%12%12%**11%12%13%5%10%10%18%8%3%**15%8%2%9%13%18%9%13%13%9%11%13%12%12%12%11%10%14%11%13%10%12%12%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%50%50%31%24%25%20%54%46%84%11%5%79%18%56%13%23%17%33%31%7%3%50%31%9%33%65%27%61%35%36%28%36%44%20%69%31%22%39%39%69%31%18%11%70%
 
3If the Supreme Court of the United States case that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide is overturned, should same-sex marriage in Idaho be legal? Or should it be against the law?
550 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceRegistered VoterParty AffiliationIdeologyIdeology AggregatedParentEvangelicalEducationIncomeHomeUrbanicityType Of IntervieRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 5.2 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteHispanicOtherYesNoRepublicDemocratIndependVery ConConservaModerateLiberalVery LibConservaModerateLiberalYesNoYesNoHigh SchSome Col4-Year C< $40K$40K - $> $80KOwnRentUrbanSuburbanRuralOnlineTelephonAda CounCanyon CRest of
Legal49%44%53%60%55%38%38%58%38%50%53%**48%55%34%78%62%26%33%62%85%**30%62%87%52%47%31%58%43%46%59%49%50%49%50%49%44%58%44%53%39%63%50%45%
Against The Law37%45%29%28%29%42%54%28%47%38%28%**38%31%54%12%18%66%48%24%6%**54%24%5%36%38%55%29%45%38%26%35%40%37%37%38%46%31%38%31%50%28%32%40%
Not Sure14%10%18%12%16%20%8%14%15%13%19%**14%14%12%10%19%8%19%15%9%**15%15%8%12%15%14%13%12%16%15%16%10%15%13%13%11%11%17%16%10%9%18%15%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%50%50%31%24%25%20%54%46%84%11%5%79%18%56%13%23%17%33%31%7%3%50%31%9%33%65%27%61%35%36%28%36%44%20%69%31%22%39%39%69%31%18%11%70%
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.