Majority Of Wisconsin Republicans Say Gay Marriage Has Had No 'Negative' Impact

A large majority of Wisconsin Republicans say that marriage equality coming to the state has either had no impact or a positive impact on their lives.

According to a Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey of 1,071 Wisconsin voters conducted from March 6-8, 82 percent said that marriage equality – which came to the state in October – has either had no impact or a positive impact on their lives. Only 18 percent of respondents said that their lives were negatively impacted by gay couples marrying.

Twenty-four percent of Democrats said that its legalization had a positive impact on their lives, compared to 4 percent among Republicans.

Seventy-four percent of Republicans said that marriage equality has either had no impact (70%) or a positive impact (4%) on their lives.

“Voters are largely unfazed by the legalization of gay marriage in the state last year,” PPP said in releasing its results. “70% say it has had no impact on their lives, including 58% of very conservative voters.”