Latinos overwhelmingly favor government action to fight climate change, voicing a level of support exceeded only in their views on immigration reform, according to a new poll commissioned by an environmental group.
Nine in 10
Latino voters surveyed said it was important for the U.S. government to
address global warming and climate change; 80% favored presidential
action to fight carbon pollution that causes it, according to the nationwide survey funded by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Other polling has shown that Latinos by wide margins back
action to curb pollution, climate change and other environmental
problems. The latest poll found even more intense support for policies
to counter global warming.
“Almost any way you
sliced it, Latinos were saying yes, we think there’s a role for
government to regulate and limit carbon pollution,” said Matt Barreto, a
professor of political science at the University of Washington and
co-founder of Latino Decisions, the political opinion research firm that
conducted the poll.
Those views cut across age, income and party affiliation,
according to the survey. The poll, however, found somewhat lower support
for government action on climate change among Latino Republicans and
higher support for environmental protections among Democrats and young
Latinos.
The latest poll, conducted in November and December 2013 by Latino Decisions, interviewed 805 registered Latino voters across the country in English or Spanish. The Natural Resources Defense Council said it worked with the polling firm to design the questions.
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