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November 2, 2004Michigan approves marriage definitionDETROIT (AP) - In a victory for the Catholic Church and others who say they want to protect the traditional family structure, Michigan voters on Tuesday approved defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman in the state constitution.Proposal 2's win in Michigan was based on a statistical analysis of the vote from voter interviews conducted for The Associated Press by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International. The research showed broad support for Proposal 2 regardless of gender or race. About two-thirds of voters who identified themselves as Catholic, Protestant or other Christian supported the measure. But those who identified themselves as members of a different religion or had no affiliation tended to be opposed. The poll had a margin of error of 3 percentage points. Voters also split along party lines. Those who identified themselves as Republican strongly favored the proposal, while a slim majority of Democrats were opposed. Independents favored the proposal. Voters from all income levels favored the proposal, although support was lowest among wealthiest voters. Proposal 2 was favored by all age groups, but support was lowest among voters between 18 and 29. With 8 percent of precincts reporting, 233,930 voted yes, or 64 percent, and 130,904, or 36 percent, voted no.
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