reporter: to supporters, including talk show hostel len degeneres, the news was overwhelming. on twitter she praised the president for his beautiful and brave words. in battleground state florida, andy mcneil and todd bloodworth celebrated with their twins. it s a very, very brave move to make, and we re extremely grateful. yeah, we realize what a politically risky position he s putting himself in. reporter: after all, almost half the country disagrees. a divide not just ideological but generational. polls show most americans under the age of 40 support same-sex marriage. most over the age of 65 oppose it. a racial gap persists as well. a majority of whites are supportive. a majority of african-americans oppose. such as charles robinson, who owns the royal king barber shop in battleground state virginia. a man is supposed to be with a woman. and a woman is supposed to be with a man. that s how i feel. and i m and that s never going to change. reporter: virginia s one of 3
including talk show host ellen degeneres, the news was overwhelming. on twitter she praised the president for his beautiful and brave words. in battleground state florida, andy mcneil and todd bloodworth celebrated with their twins. it s a very, very brave move to make, and we re extremely grateful. yeah, we realize what a politically risky position he s putting himself in. reporter: after all, almost half the country disagrees. a divide not just ideological but generational. polls show most americans under the age of 40 support same-sex marriage. most over the age of 65 oppose it. a racial gap persists as well. a majority of whites are supportive. a majority of african-americans oppose. such as charles robinson, who owns the royal king barber shop in battleground state virginia. a man is supposed to be with a woman. and a woman is supposed to be with a man. that s how i feel. and i m and that s never going to change. reporter: virginia s one of 30 states whose voters have