A broad majority of Hispanic adults consider abortion ought to be authorized in all or most circumstances, in line with a latest Related Press ballot.
The survey’s essential discovering — 67 % of Hispanics oppose abortion bans — is in line with different polls on the matter, however it contradicts often-repeated misconceptions relating to Latinos and social conservatism.
In accordance with the AP ballot, 27 % of Hispanic respondents stated abortion ought to be authorized in all circumstances, 40 % stated it ought to be authorized most often, 20 % stated it ought to be unlawful most often and 12 % stated it ought to be unlawful in all circumstances.
The survey, carried out Sept. 12-16 amongst 2,028 adults nationwide, concerned 712 Hispanic adults. The AP printed separate outcomes for all Hispanic adults, Hispanic Protestants and Hispanic Catholics. The information wire reported an general 3.1 % margin of error and a 5.2 % margin of error for the sampling of Hispanic respondents.
Positions on abortion have been related all through these demographic classes.
Hispanic Protestants have been barely much less prone to help abortion rights: 23 % stated the apply ought to be authorized in all circumstances and 39 % most often, 25 % stated it ought to be unlawful most often and 12 % stated abortion ought to be unlawful in all circumstances.
Hispanic respondents have been extra prone to favor complete abortion bans than the overall inhabitants. Amongst Hispanics general, in addition to Catholics and Protestants individually, 12 % stated they want to see abortion be unlawful in all circumstances, whereas solely 8 % of the ballot’s full physique of respondents stated the identical.
And a bigger share of Hispanics helps banning abortion after 15 weeks. Amongst all adults, 41 % help that concept, whereas 48 % of Hispanic adults agree, as do 52 % of Hispanic Catholics and 53 % of Hispanic protestants.
The AP ballot’s outcomes mirror an August certainly one of 3,000 Hispanic voters carried out by civil rights group UnidosUS.
In that survey, 71 % agreed with the concept that it’s flawed to “take that alternative away” from folks looking for abortion, whereas 21 % disagreed with that assertion.
Amongst respondents in that ballot who recognized as Catholic, 74 % agreed with the assertion, and 19 % disagreed.
Whereas abortion as a problem usually advantages Vice President Harris, financial points have persistently polled as a high concern for Hispanic voters.
Within the UnidosUS ballot, 59 % of respondents listed inflation as a high three concern, 39 % listed jobs and the financial system, 31 % listed inexpensive housing, and solely 19 % listed abortion.