A majority of Hispanic voters overwhelmingly oppose restrictions on abortion access and say they would not support a candidate who supports a federal abortion ban, according to recent polling.
More than two-thirds of Hispanic voters say they would not support a candidate who backs a nationwide ban on abortions with no exceptions, and another 70% say they’re unlikely to vote for someone who wants to restrict access to abortion and contraceptive methods, according to a new poll by BSP Research for NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Latino Victory Project. Those sentiments are consistent across several demographics within the voting bloc.
“For years there have been widespread assumptions that Latinos are religious conservatives who oppose abortion,” the BSP Research memo stated. “This survey answers those assumptions with facts and data to show that Latino voters strongly support reproductive freedom, and have serious concerns today about abortion bans in many states.”
Overall, a majority of Latino voters say they would prefer the government upholds abortion rights, including 29% of conservative Hispanic voters who say they personally oppose abortion but believe government officials should not have control over reproductive decisions. Rather, 84% of the electorate say that decision should be left to doctors and patients.
“In particular, the 29% of the Latino electorate who personally opposes abortion, but does not want the government taking the right away for others, is a critical and often misunderstood portion of the Latino community that we must communicate effectively with,” the poll states.The updated polling comes as abortion has emerged as a key voting issue in the midterm elections, particularly after the Supreme Court announced its decision to overturn Roe v.
The BSP poll surveyed 800 respondents during the first two weeks of September and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
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