Reports & Research
Out and voting: The gay, lesbian and bisexual vote in congressional house elections, 1990-1996
Report Type:
Report
Date:
August 31, 1998
A definite lesbian, gay and bisexual electorate exists. In 1996, this electorate made up five percent of all voters — a larger voting bloc than Latino, Jewish and Asian-American contingents. Exit poll data indicate that the lesbian, gay and bisexual vote is:
- Coherent and numerically large enough to be statistically significant;
- An important and sizeable swing vote in urban and in medium-sized city congressional districts;
- Bipartisan.
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