Mapping Acceptance of Same-Sex Marriage

[xchrom]

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2012/09/mapping-acceptance-same-sex-marriage/3356/




According to the rule books, same-sex marriage is mostly unacceptable in the U.S. But that's not the case when looking at the opinions of the American people. According to a new set of maps from Esri, same-sex marriage is popular in large swaths of the country.

The maps break support for same-sex marriage down by county. Green and yellow dots represent counties where people support same-sex marriage, while orange and red dots represent places where people do not. As you can see, there's no consensus across the country.




There isn't actually much hard data on how different parts of the country feel about same-sex marriage. But, as the site explains, there's a way to develop a proxy for figuring out whether a place would be more supportive or not.

Recently, voters passed California’s Proposition 8 and North Carolina’s Amendment 1, which forbid same-sex marriage. Using the voting results of these two pieces of legislation, Esri analyzed the demographic and consumer data of these voters to identify the geographic views of same-sex marriage. The results were then summarized using Esri’s Tapestry market segmentation system to extrapolate an acceptance index across the country.

[Zorra]

1. Aaargh! I think I need to move.

Arizona looks like LGBT hell on that map.

[closeupready]

2. Every time I think maybe I'd like to live there, I remember that.

That Arizona has probably the most homophobic and reactionary population of any state in the US. Which tempers my enthusiasm. Not exaggerating.

[joeybee12]

3. Both coasts are accepting, except on the east when you hit..

South Carolina...

[Shitty Mitty]

5. No difference in the south as there is in Minnesota to Ohio

nt

[pinto]

4. Good to see pockets of local support in the inter-mountain West (Rockies to the Sierra and Cascades)

Most disheartening to me is the general lack of support, according to this take, along the Ohio River basin.

[Victor_c3]

6. Come to southern NY

I live about an hour north of NYC.

My local NY state assemblyman, even though he is a republican, was one of the few republicans to vote for same sex marriage. Also, my local congresswoman, Nan Hayworth (another republican) has a gay son and openly stands against the republican party's position on gay rights.

You can't win an election in my area if you are against gay rights.

[Buzz505]

7. New Mexico, not that bad.

there are bigots everywhere, that's my conclusion.