Vote Results Protecting Marriage as Between One Man & One Woman: The Scorecard
January 26, 2007 | By Jack Yoest
Your Business Blogger
and CharmaineThe gay marriage scorecard shows that the nation prefers marriage to be between one man and one woman.
Heterosexuals, 28; vs.
Homosexuals, Transgender, Bi-Sexual, Bigamists,
National Man-Boy Love Association, 1
Yes, that's 28 to 1.
27 of 28 public debates on marriage were decisively won by traditional marriage proponents.
Only voters in Arizona voted wrong.
Protecting Marriage as Between One Man & One Woman
Prior to 2004
Alaska (1998) 68%
Hawaii (1998) 69%
Nebraska (2000) 70%
California (2000) 91%*
*California’s statewide ballot measure, Prop. 22, enacted a new state law protecting marriage, rather than a constitutional amendment.
2004
Arkansas 75%
Georgia 77%
Kentucky 75%
Louisiana 78%
Michigan 59%
Mississippi 86%
Missouri 71%
Montana 66%
N. Dakota 73%
Ohio 62%
Oklahoma 76%
Oregon 58%
Utah 66%
2005
Kansas 75%
Texas 75%
Alabama 81%
2006
Tennessee 81%
Colorado 56%
Idaho 63%
S. Carolina 78%
S. Dakota 52%
Virginia 57%
Wisconsin 59%
Pending
Legislation:
Minnesota (’07)
Indiana (’08)
Massachusetts (’08)
Pennsylvania (’09)
Initiatives:
California (’08)
Florida (’08)
(Bolded states went for Kerry in 2004. Proving that voters may be confused about liberals, but not about marriage.)
Thank you (foot)notes:
The Cumulative Chart is the work of David E. Smith, Executive Director of the Illinois Family Institute. A family policy council that counts.
Human Resource Management Tip: Hire the homosexual? Maybe, but be slow to award "partner" benefits. The public and, I dare say, stockholders, prefer traditional marriage.
