A new Economist/YouGov poll shows U.S. support for same-sex marriage slipping to 54%, with 33% opposed, a sharp decline from Gallup’s 2021 high of 70%. The partisan gap remains stark: Gallup’s 2025 survey found just 41% of Republicans and 88% of Democrats back legal recognition of same-sex marriages. Support for trans rights remains even lower, with 41% agreeing society has gone too far. The dip comes amid escalating conservative efforts targeting LGBTQ+ rights, even as the Supreme Court declined to revisit Obergefell v. Hodges on November 10.
