Joe Biden received 81% of the LGBT+ vote in the 3 November election – far more than exit polls previously indicated. However, while a new poll shows US LGBT+ voters are positive about a Biden presidency, they are worried the Supreme Court may remove their rights.
In particular 77% are worried the new Supreme Court will overturn marriage equality. Meanwhile voters said the response to COVID-19 was the most important issue in how they decided to vote.
The poll was commissioned by LGBT+ organization GLAAD. Its president and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis, said: ‘GLAAD’s poll confirms the impact of the LGBTQ vote as a deciding difference in the 2020 election, especially first-time LGBTQ voters who led a powerful surge of support for the pro-equality