Georgia
Abortion ranks as top issue among Georgia Latinos, poll finds
ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – Whereas the economic system and crime are the highest priorities of Georgia’s Hispanic voters in 2022, abortion has made the checklist for the primary time, in keeping with a current ballot carried out by two of the nation’s Latino civil rights and advocacy organizations.
UnidosUS, a Latino civil rights and advocacy group, and Mi Familia Vota, a nationwide civic engagement group, each mentioned the outcomes present a major shift in a number of the prime points amongst Latino voters.
The ballot was launched as a part of a multi-state, multi-year partnership between UnidosUS and Mi Familia Vota. Listed here are the rankings:
- Inflation
- Crime/gun violence
- Jobs
- Well being care
- Abortion
The ballot was carried out July 20-August 1 amongst 2,540 registered voters with a margin of error of plus/minus 1.9%.
A majority of Georgia Latino voters (59%) imagine the nation is on the unsuitable monitor, mentioned Jesus Rubio, Georgia state director of Mi Familia Vota. In the meanwhile, 64% of Hispanic voters in Georgia mentioned they’re 100% sure they’ll vote in November.
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Inflation and jobs are the primary and third precedence, whereas well being care is available in fourth.
For the primary time, abortion is among the many prime 5 points, and 74% of Georgia’s Latino voters, imagine it ought to stay authorized, regardless of their very own private beliefs on the problem.
A majority of Georgia Latino voters (59%) imagine the nation is on the unsuitable monitor. In the meanwhile, 64% of Hispanic voters in Georgia say they’re 100% sure they’ll vote in November.
UnidosUS and Mi Familia Vota are conducting a $15 million civic engagement effort working with Hispanic voters in Georgia and 7 different states: Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Texas. These targets embrace registering extra 100,000 new voters and reaching out to just about two million voters that had been contacted in in 2020 to stop a voter drop-off.
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