Same-Sex Marriage Map
One year ago, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in all parts of the United States. Since then, what part of the nation has had the most same-sex marriages as a percentage of all marriages?
How accurate was your prediction?
What most surprised you about this data?
What is one trend or pattern you see in this map?
What do you think explains that trend?
What is one consequence of this pattern?
What percent of all marriages in the past year do you think were same-sex marriages?*
Had the Supreme Court not legalized same-sex marriages, and it were up to the states to decide, how different do you think this map would look right now?
Why do you think there are so few same-sex marriage in the mid-west?
Do you think the US will ever overturn or take away the right of same-sex marriage?
Is this map good news or bad news?