Republicans Split Over Gay Marriage as Support Falls to 37%, Down 18 Points Since 2022
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 24
Republicans Split Over Gay Marriage as Support Falls to 37%, Down 18 Points Since 2022
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 24
Summary
Gallup found Republican support for same-sex marriage at 37% this month, an 18-point drop from its 2022 peak, reviving a fight many in the party had treated as settled.
Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican, reignited that divide after posting “Homosexuality has no place in America” on X; House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans condemned it, and Ogles deleted the post.
The clash reflects a broader push by Christian conservatives in Trump’s coalition, who are using battles over trans rights to reopen opposition to Obergefell v. Hodges 11 years after the ruling.
Since 2025, lawmakers in about a dozen states have introduced measures urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell or restrict marriage to heterosexual couples, though nearly all stalled in committee.