Age distribution among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by age group

% of who strongly favor or favor gay marriage who are ages…

Religious tradition18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Buddhist33%32%23%13%227
Catholic22%36%28%15%3,951
Evangelical Protestant29%36%25%11%2,203
Hindu42%52%4%1%124
Historically Black Protestant31%35%23%10%730
Jewish21%26%27%26%677
Mainline Protestant20%32%27%21%3,400
Mormon17%52%20%11%152
Muslim49%38%11%2%104
Orthodox Christian33%41%21%5%100
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")38%37%18%7%5,917
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