Poll: Are humans naturally monogamous? Americans aren’t sure

In this poll of more than 7,000 US adults, men (41%) are more likely than women (33%) to say that they believe humans are not naturally monogamous. There are also partisan divides on this topic: Republicans (51%) are more likely than Democrats (33%) and Independents (32%) to say they think humans are indeed meant to be monogamous.

Regardless of whether they believe humans are hard-wired for it, additional data suggests that many Americans just aren’t interested in monogamy.

A poll of more than 1,300 US adults conducted earlier this year finds that about one-third (32%) say that their ideal relationship is non-monogamous to some degree. More than two in five (43%) Millennials say this is the case for them.