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<p>[Same-sex</a> marriage: A no-brainer for Michigan | Brian Dickerson | Detroit Free Press | freep.com](<a href=“http://www.freep.com/article/20130519/COL04/305190072/Brian-Dickerson-same-sex-marriage-Michigan-politics-Republican-Party]Same-sex”>http://www.freep.com/article/20130519/COL04/305190072/Brian-Dickerson-same-sex-marriage-Michigan-politics-Republican-Party) says that “A new survey by the respected Glengariff Group, which has been polling Michiganders’ attitudes toward the issue annually since October 2004, reveals that voters in the Great Lakes State now back gay marriage by a 57%-38% margin”.</p>

<p>[Branstad</a>, Braley lead in Iowa - Public Policy Polling](<a href=“http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/07/branstad-braley-lead-in-iowa.html#more]Branstad”>http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/07/branstad-braley-lead-in-iowa.html#more) says that “47% of Iowans think same sex marriage should be legal to 44% who believe it should be illegal.”</p>

<p>Of course, there could be specific regions of each state that have very different polling results than the state as a whole.</p>

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_opinion_of_same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_opinion_of_same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States&lt;/a&gt; indicates that the most opposed states are WV, KY, SC, and UT, while the most in favor states are RI, NJ, NY, and MA. AZ, AK, and IN are significantly more in favor of same-sex marriage than one might assume from its general political leanings; NM and WI are significantly more opposed.</p>