Opinion Today

June 1, 2022

Same-Sex Marriage Support Inches Up to New High of 71%
Justin McCarthy, Gallup
Seventy-one percent of Americans say they support legal same-sex marriage, which exceeds the previous high of 70% recorded in 2021 by one percentage point. When Gallup first polled about same-sex marriage in 1996, barely a quarter of the public (27%) supported legalizing such unions.

Consumer Confidence Declined Slightly in May
Conference Board
High Inflation and Rising Interest Rates Cool Consumers’ Optimism and Spending Plans