Immigration is a top political concern for Latino voters in California, but a new poll finds that environmental issues are equally important to them.
The Public Policy Institute of California's recent poll of California voters finds that:
- A majority of likely voters (56%) say the candidates’ environmental positions are very important in determining their vote in the governor’s race (67% of Democrats, 54% of independents, and 33% of Republicans hold this view).
- Likely voters see drought and water supply as the top environmental issue facing the state, followed by air pollution; a majority (58%) support a water bond on the November ballot.
- A strong majority of likely voters (69%) say that the effects of global warming have already begun.
Suzanne Potter reports.