Gallup’s annual surveys on the moral acceptability of various issues have produced largely predictable results, with social conservatives remaining in the minority on most measures. The findings were generally unremarkable, except on the question of polygamy, which stands out as a growing point of divergence among younger respondents.

It remains the case that a strong majority, 74%, of people view polygamy as morally wrong. Likewise, but on the flip side, there is significant national agreement that birth control, divorce, premarital sex, gay or lesbian relations, and embryonic stem cell research are morally acceptable. But that 21% of people approve of polygamy is still a surprising number, especially to one who doesn’t follow social surveys.