Poll: Louisiana Supports Fair Treatment for All

A statewide poll commissioned by Capital City Alliance and its co-sponsors Equality Louisiana and Louisiana Progress was recently conducted by the LSU Public Policy Research Lab, revealing overwhelming support for fair treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Louisiana.

Capital City Alliance is encouraged by the results both here in Baton Rouge and across the state. The poll will play a pivotal roll in reshaping the discussion of LGBT rights in Louisiana that better reflects the actual sentiment of the people of this state. The poll of course would not have been possible with out the generous support of our members and the community. To help us continue to conduct this research and improve the lives of LGBT citizens in Baton Rouge and all over Louisiana, please consider donating today.

“It’s very heartening to see that close to 90% of the state by all measures supports fundamental equality. For too long, we’ve been told that Louisiana is not ready to address these issues, but that is clearly not the case, as these numbers demonstrate. This is a game-changer.” —Carrie Wooten, CCA Board Member

The following three questions relating to LGBT people were polled:

Should schools protect gay and transgender students from bullying and harassment?

Baton Rouge	YES 89.0%	NO 7.4%	DON’T KNOW/REFUSED 3.6%
Statewide	YES 89.5%	NO 7.5%	DON’T KNOW/REFUSED 3.1%
	Democrats 94.0% YES	Republicans 85.4% YES	Independents 89.0% YES
	White 88% YES	Black 92.5% YES

Should people be evicted or denied housing because they are gay or transgender?

Baton Rouge	YES 5%	NO 91.6%	DON’T KNOW/REFUSED 3.4%
Statewide	YES 5.1%	NO 93.7%	DON’T KNOW/REFUSED 2.7%
	Democrats 94.6% NO	Republicans 93.2% NO	Independents 92.9% NO
	White 92.3% NO	Black 95.5% NO

Should employers other than churches or religious organizations be able to fire employees because they are gay or transgender?

Baton Rouge	YES 6.9%	NO 88.8%	DON’T KNOW/REFUSED 4.3%
Statewide	YES 7.8%	NO 89.3%	DON’T KNOW/REFUSED 2.9%
	Democrats 92.0% NO	Republicans 85.9% NO	Independents 87.4% NO
	White 87.7% NO	Black 91.0% NO

Survey Methodology

The results presented in the PPRL poll here have been weighted by Age, Race, Education and Gender to reflect current adult population demographics of the entire state of Louisiana as reflected in the 2011 Census Estimates.

The combined survey includes 1,280 respondents including 627 respondents selected from landline telephone numbers via random-digit dialing and 653 respondents selected from available cell phone blocks. Interviews were conducted from November 6th to November 26, 2013. The overall survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.74 percentage points.