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% of U.S. adults who favor same-sex marriage, by generation (2001-2019)
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Generations

% of U.S. adults who favor same-sex marriage, by generation (2001-2019)

YearSilent Generation (1928-45)Baby Boomers (1946-64)Generation X (1965-80)Millennials (1981 to 1996)
200121%32%49%
200317%33%40%51%
200418%30%40%44%
200523%36%44%49%
200620%34%42%51%
200724%34%42%53%
200824%36%44%54%
200923%32%41%51%
201029%38%48%53%
201132%40%48%61%
201233%41%51%64%
201335%41%52%66%
201435%46%53%67%
201539%45%59%70%
201638%46%56%71%
201741%56%65%74%
201945%51%58%74%

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