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As of 2017, less than 1% of Iowans are in same-sex marriages.
Yes, same-sex marriages legally performed in Vermont are recognized in Iowa.
Yes, same-sex marriages legally performed in California are recognized in Iowa.
Yes, same-sex marriages legally performed in Connecticut are recognized in Iowa.
Yes, same-sex marriages legally performed in Massachusetts are recognized in Iowa.
Yes, same-sex marriages legally performed in New York are recognized in Iowa.
Yes, same-sex marriages performed in Iowa are legally recognized in New York.
Polk County consistently has more same-sex marriages each year than any other county in Iowa.
No. Although civil unions are not legally defined in Iowa, same-sex marriages are legal in Iowa.
Since the Iowa supreme court has declared that same-sex unions must be recognized as marriages, same-sex couples can get divorced in Iowa.
Yes. Pursuant to Governor Lincoln Chafee's Executive Order (no. 12-02, signed 5/14/12), the state of Rhode Island officially recognizes out-of-state same-sex marriages as legal marriages for the purposes of Rhode Island state law.
According to a September 2012 " Justice, Not Politics" poll published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette, 48% of Iowans agree with the Iowa State Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage in that state.