Same-sex marriage poll

Currently the federal government does not recognize same-sex marriages as being marriages under the federal law due to the Defense of Marriage Act passed in 1996 which defined marriage as a union of one man and one woman. However, both Massachusetts and California acknowledge same-sex marriages. New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, and Connecticut have created legal unions which grant same-sex couples the same responsibilities and rights of marriage under state law. There are currently 41 states with statutes defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman, 27 states have Constitutional language defining marriage, 5 states without laws banning same-sex marriages, and 1 state with a DOMA Constitutional amendment on the 2008 ballot.