UCI

In another indication that Orange County does not follow the socially conservative platform, most residents support allowing gay men and women to serve openly in the military. Sixty-two percent say that gays and lesbians should serve openly in the military, while 28% say they should not. These local trends are similar to the PPIC Statewide Survey of Californians in February 2000 and a national survey by Fox News in 2000. Democrats (77%) and independent voters (69%) strongly favor having gays serve openly in the military, and a narrow majority of Republicans also give their support. Support is stronger among women (69%) than men (56%). There are no significant differences between Latinos and non-Hispanic whites.