The Public Policy Institute of California, an independently-funded public opinion research organization released a report today that breaks down the vote in Caifornia on Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that banned same sex marriage in the state.  The results are predictable, showing that the coastal counties opposed Prop 8 while southern and inland counties supported it.

The Public Policy Institute of California (or PPIC) is “a private nonprofit organization dedicated to informing and improving public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.”  They perform surveys of California adults and ascertain the public’s view on major policy issues.

The PPIC released a report on Proposition 8 today.  Read the full report.

Here are a few highlights:

OPPOSITION HIGHEST ALONG THE COAST.

Opposition to Proposition 8 was greatest along the central and northern coast and in the San Francisco Bay Area, while support was greatest in the southern and inland areas of the state.

SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 8 STRONGLY TIED TO RELIGION.

Proposition 8 found strong support among voters who self identify as evangelical or born‐again Christians. Evangelicals (85%) were far more likely than others (42%) to have voted yes. Proposition8 also enjoyed strong support among Catholics (60% yes) and among Protestants (66% yes).

OPPOSITION GREATER AMONG MORE–EDUCATED, AFFLUENT, AND YOUNGER VOTERS.

Nearly seven in 10 voters with a high school education or less, and 57% of those with only some college, supported Proposition 8, while 57% of voters with a college degree opposed the measure.Similarly, a majority of voters in lower‐income households (63%), and half of those in middle‐income households (52%), voted for the measure, whereas over half of those in higher‐income households (55%) voted against it. Married voters (58%) were far more likely to vote yes than thosewho have never been married (37%).