Every state that has voted on the issue of marriage at the ballot has affirmed the traditional definition of marriage being between a man and a woman.
Following is a list of each state that has voted on the issue. Unless noted, each vote involved a constitutional marriage amendment. Passage of the various proposals has come by an average margin of 67–33 percent.
1998
- Alaska, 68–32 percent
- Hawaii, 69–31 percent
2000
- California, 61–39 percent*
- Nevada, 70–30 percent (first of two required votes)
- Nebraska, 70–30 percent
2002
- Nevada, 67–33 percent (second of two required votes)
2004
- Arkansas, 75–25 percent
- Georgia, 76–24 percent
- Kentucky, 75–25 percent
- Louisiana, 78–22 percent
- Michigan, 59–41 percent
- Mississippi, 86–14 percent
- Missouri, 71–29 percent
- Montana, 67–33 percent
- North Dakota, 73–27 percent
- Ohio, 62–38 percent
- Oklahoma, 76–24 percent
- Oregon, 57–43 percent
- Utah, 66–34 percent
2005
- Kansas, 70–30 percent
- Texas, 76–24 percent
2006
- Alabama, 81–19 percent
- Colorado, 56–44 percent
- Idaho, 63–37 percent
- South Carolina, 78–22 percent
- South Dakota, 52–48 percent
- Tennessee, 81–19 percent
- Virginia, 57–43 percent
- Wisconsin, 59–41 percent
2008
- Arizona, 56–44 percent**
- California, 52–48 percent
- Florida, 62–38 percent
2009
- Maine, 53–47 percent***
2012
- North Carolina, 61–39 percent
*California’s 2000 vote was an initiative and not a constitutional amendment.
**Arizona voters defeated a marriage amendment in 2006, only to pass one two years later.
***Maine’s initiative was not a constitutional amendment but a “people’s veto” that overturned a gay “marriage”
law.
(BP)
Share with others: