 A 2013 opinion poll had found that 46% of Harris County residents supported same-sex marriage, up from 37% in 2001.Just above 82% favored offering illegal immigrants a path to citizenship provided they speak English and have no criminal record, holding from 83% in 2013, which was up from 19% in 2009.In 2013, 87% supported background checks for all firearms, the latest year that question was included in the Kinder Houston Survey.