Republicans, white evangelical Protestants are laggards in acceptance of same-sex marriage

Change in percentage points, 2001-2016:

• 27 - Democrats
• 18 - Independents
• 12 - Republicans
  

Source: Pew Research Center

Change in percentage points, 2001-2016:

• 26 - White mainline Protestants
• 19 - unaffiliated
• 18 - Catholics
• 14 - White evangelical Protestants
•   9 - Black Protestants

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