17-19 Morning Consult/Politico poll found 64 percent of Democratic voters say a gay or lesbian candidate would have a difficult time beating President Donald Trump, more than the 58 percent and 52 percent who respectively said the same of a woman or a candidate of color.īut looking to November, none of the aforementioned Democratic candidates had a significant advantage over each other with the group against Trump, whose approval among all LGBTQ voters in the United States is 52 points underwater, with 22 percent approving and 74 percent disapproving. Twenty-one percent of his voters identify as LGBTQ, more than any other candidate in the race.īuttigieg’s favorability among LGBTQ voters (50 percent) roughly matches that of his favorability among voters overall, while Sanders and Warren are the most popular, with 74 percent and 68 percent favoring them, respectively.Ī Jan. Day 4: Thiel Declares I Am Proud to be Gay at GOP Convention. Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg of Indiana, the first openly gay major presidential candidate, outperforms his overall first-choice vote share among LGBTQ voters by 5 points (12 percent to 7 percent), though he trails Warren, Biden and Sanders. PHILADELPHIA - Supporters of Bernie Sanders were among the thousands of people who. Bernie’s Record on LGBTQ+ Rights: Throughout his life, Bernie has consistently supported equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community.