It turns out gay voters swing both ways.

According to exit polls conducted by CNN, 31 percent of gay balloteers went for the GOP on Tuesday, a slap in the face from a group traditionally married to Democrats in the past.

Back in 2008, only 19 percent of gays voted Republican, CNN says.

Why the falling out? Blind party loyalty is a dope’s game — something gay voters figured out after Dems failed to advance gay marriage or repeal the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy for the military.

And some things were even more important in this year of economic distress.

“Everyone needs a job — doesn’t matter if you’re gay or straight,” said R. Clarke Cooper, director of the Log Cabin Republicans.

That shouldn’t surprise: People who thought the economy was in bad shape voted Republican. People who thought the stimulus package failed voted Republican. And people unhappy with Congress voted Dems out — meaning they all voted Republican.

This election should be a wake-up call for gay-rights organizations, which have become “little more than a subsidiary of the Democrat Party,” said Jimmy LaSalvia, head of GOProud.

Maybe no longer.