The Institute for Family Studies is clearly in favor of marriage as an institution. A fair amount of data suggests they are correct in doing so. They’ve published a compendium of research findings. I’d share a few with you.
Republicans continue to be markedly more likely than Democrats to be married—and this is true for several subgroups in the population.
Republicans continue to enjoy significantly happier marriages and somewhat more stable families with children than Democrats.
At the same time, compared to Democrats, Republicans are slightly more likely to have ever been divorced, and, if ever divorced, are markedly more likely to be remarried.
Most progressives today do not think that “children are better off if they have two married parents,” even though the science points clearly in the other direction.
Democratic support for the classic fidelity norm—that having sex with someone besides your spouse is “always wrong”—has fallen about 30 percentage points, especially among college-educated Democrats, even as Republican support for the norm remains high.
There is much more at the article which I found interesting, perhaps you will as well. Full disclosure: the DrsC have been married for over 50 years. Hat tip to RealClearPolicy for the link.
