Michigan Voters Support Further LGBT Protections
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2015 INTERVIEWS: Tom Jensen 919-744-6312 IF YOU HAVE BASIC METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE E-MAIL [email protected], OR CONSULT THE FINAL PARAGRAPH OF THE PRESS RELEASE Michigan Voters Support Further LGBT Protections Raleigh, N.C. – With gay marriage legal in Michigan now voters want to take the next step and ban discrimination against LGBT people in employment and housing. 68% support a law making it illegal to fire or deny housing in Michigan because someone is gay, lesbian, or transgender to only 25% who are opposed. 56% of voters say they would 'strongly' support such legislation. There's a bipartisan consensus on the issue with 76% of Democrats, 66% of independents, and 60% of Republican in support. Voters are also quite opposed to two anti-gay GOP legislative efforts going on right now. Only 34% think adoption agencies that receive money from the state should be allowed to deny services to families they say violate their religious beliefs, with 52% saying they should not be allowed to do that. Independents are particularly opposed to that legislation at 29/55. There's even less support for the proposal to make it so that only clergy can perform weddings in the state, making it harder for same sex couples to get married. Only 16% of voters support that to 69% who are opposed and the opposition on that is bipartisan with independents (13/73), Democrats (15/71), and Republicans (22/63) all firmly against it. “Michigan voters are pretty clear- across party lines- that they think discrimination against LGBT people should be illegal,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “Even Republicans, while they may still be against gay marriage, don’t think anyone should lose a job or a house for being gay.” Voters aren't thrilled with the leadership they're getting in state government. Rick Snyder has a negative approval rating with 40% of voters giving him good marks to 47% who disapprove. That's consistent with where we've generally found him. The reason he got reelected anyway despite not being that popular is there are a lot of Republicans who don't like Snyder that much but still voted for him given a Democratic alternative. Snyder's down right popular compared to the state legislature- it has only a 20% approval rating with 54% of voters disapproving of it. Dislike of the legislature brings people together across party lines with Republicans (33/39), independents (16/59), and Democrats (15/60) all disapproving of it. Overall 42% of voters think the state is headed in the right direction with 44% thinking it's off on the wrong track. Public Policy Polling surveyed 1,072 registered voters from June 25th-28th. The margin of error is +/-3.0% for the overall sample. 80% of participants responded via the phone, while 20% of respondents who did not have landlines conducted the survey over the internet. Phone: 888 621-6988 Web: www.publicpolicypolling.com Email: [email protected] Michigan Survey Results Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Q6 Do you think adoption agencies that receive Rick Snyder's job performance? money from the state should be allowed to 40% deny service to families that violate the Approve .......................................................... agency’s religious beliefs such as same sex Disapprove...................................................... 47% couples, unmarried couples, and those of different religions? Not sure .......................................................... 13% Adoption agencies that receive money from Q2 Do you approve or disapprove of Senator the state should be allowed to deny service Debbie Stabenow's job performance? to families that violate the agency’s religious beliefs ............................................................. 34% Approve .......................................................... 42% Adoption agencies that receive money from Disapprove...................................................... 39% the state should not be allowed to deny 19% service to families that violate the agency’s Not sure .......................................................... religious beliefs ............................................... 52% Q3 Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Gary 14% Peters' job performance? Not sure .......................................................... Q7 Would you support or oppose a law making it Approve .......................................................... 30% so that only clergy could perform marriages in Disapprove...................................................... 32% Michigan and judges and other public officials would no longer be allowed to? 38% Not sure .......................................................... Support a law making it so that only clergy Q4 Do you support or oppose requiring a criminal could perform marriages, and that judges and background check of every person who wants other public officials would not be allowed to .. 16% to buy a firearm? Oppose a law making it so that only clergy Support requiring a criminal background could perform marriages, and that judges and check of every person who wants to buy a other public officials would not be allowed to .. 69% firearm............................................................. 85% Not sure .......................................................... 15% Oppose requiring a criminal background check of every person who wants to buy a Q8 Would you support or oppose legalizing firearm............................................................. 9% marijuana use for adults if the tax revenue was designated for road repair? 5% Not sure .......................................................... Support legalizing marijuana use for adults if Q5 Do you support or oppose the Affordable Care the tax revenue was designated for road Act? repair .............................................................. 48% Oppose legalizing marijuana use for adults if Support ........................................................... 44% the tax revenue was designated for road Oppose ........................................................... 42% repair .............................................................. 42% Not sure .......................................................... 14% Not sure .......................................................... 10% Q9 If the candidates for Governor next time were Democrat Mike Duggan and Republican Candice Miller, who would you vote for? Mike Duggan................................................... 40% Candice Miller ................................................. 34% Not sure .......................................................... 25% June 25-28, 2015 3020 Highwoods Blvd. Survey of 1,072 Michigan voters Raleigh, NC 27604 [email protected] / 888 621-6988 Q10 If the candidates for Governor next time were Q15 If the candidates for Senate next time were Democrat Mike Duggan and Republican Bill Democrat Debbie Stabenow and Republican Schuette, who would you vote for? Ruth Johnson, who would you vote for? Mike Duggan................................................... 41% Debbie Stabenow ........................................... 45% Bill Schuette.................................................... 34% Ruth Johnson.................................................. 37% Not sure .......................................................... 25% Not sure .......................................................... 18% Q11 If the candidates for Governor next time were Q16 Generally speaking, do you think things in Democrat Mark Hackel and Republican Michigan are headed in the right direction, or Candice Miller, who would you vote for? do you think things have gotten off on the wrong track? Mark Hackel.................................................... 35% Things in Michigan are headed in the right Candice Miller ................................................. 36% direction .......................................................... 42% Not sure .......................................................... 30% Things in Michigan have gotten off on the wrong track ..................................................... 44% Q12 If the candidates for Governor next time were Democrat Mark Hackel and Republican Bill Not sure .......................................................... 14% Schuette, who would you vote for? Q17 Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Michigan State Legislature is doing? Mark Hackel.................................................... 37% Approve .......................................................... 20% Bill Schuette.................................................... 34% Disapprove...................................................... 54% Not sure .......................................................... 29% Q13 If the candidates for Senate next time were Not sure .......................................................... 26% Democrat Debbie Stabenow and Republican Q18 Do you strongly support, somewhat support, Justin Amash, who would you vote for? somewhat oppose or strongly oppose requiring all businesses in Michigan to allow workers to Debbie Stabenow ........................................... 47% earn paid sick days to care for themselves or Justin Amash .................................................. 34% an immediate family member? Not sure .......................................................... 18% Strongly support.............................................. 51% Q14 If the candidates for Senate next