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Iowa: Sexuality

Gay Marriage
Civil Unions
Anti-Discrimination Protection

Gay Marriage

Legalizing Gay Marriage

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA	January 4-6, 2008	38%	56%	6%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA	June 8-10, 2007	35%	56%	9%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	May 11-13, 2007	36%	56%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	April 13-15, 2007	33%	55%	12%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	March 9-11, 2007	37%	56%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA	February 9-11, 2007	31%	61%	8%	600	± 4.1
Humphrey Institute²	June 21 – July 12, 2004	37%	55%	8%	614 RV	± 4.0
Iowa Poll¹	September 12-16, 2003	23%	65%	12%	800	± 3.5

1 "Do you favor or oppose the state of Iowa legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples?" Note: In 1998 Iowa passed a law that denies legal recognition of gay marriages that take place in other states. The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

2 "Would you favor or oppose a law that would allow homosexual couples to marry, giving them the same legal rights as other married couples?"

Definition of Marriage

Poll	Date	Man and woman	Any two people	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	July 27, 2006	66%	30%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Should marriage be defined in terms of a union between a man and a woman? Or should it be defined as a union between any two people including same sex couples?"

Role of Government in Defining Marriage

Poll	Date	State	Federal	No say	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	July 8-10, 2005	20%	29%	48%	3%	600	± 4.1

1 "Who should have the final say on gay marriage: your state government, the Federal Government, or should the government have no say?"

Amend Iowa State Constitution to Ban Same-Sex Marriage

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
MSNBC / Knight-Ridder / Mason-Dixon	September 13-14, 2004	56%	33%	11%	625 LV	± 4.0

Civil Unions

Legalizing Civil Unions

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute²	June 21 – July 12, 2004	29%	60%	11%	614 RV	± 4.0
Iowa Poll¹	September 12-16, 2003	49%	38%	13%	800	± 3.5

1 "Putting the marriage issue aside, do you believe gay and lesbian couples should or should not have the same legal rights as heterosexual couples?" The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

2 "What about civil unions? Would you favor or oppose a law that would allow homosexual couples to legally form civil unions, giving them some of the legal rights of married couples?"

Anti-Discrimination Protection

Extend Anti-Discrimination Protection to Gays and Lesbians

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Iowa Poll¹	January 21-24, 2007	47%	46%	7%	800	± 3.5

1 "(I'm going to mention some proposals that may come before the state legislature in the next few months. For each, please tell me if you favor or oppose the proposal.) ... Extending anti-discrimination protection to gays and lesbians." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.