According to a new Fox News Poll, roughly seven out of every 10 registered voters in the United States support legalizing marijuana.
The poll found majority support for marijuana legalization among all political affiliations, including 81% of Democrats, 65% of independents and 55% of Republicans.
The poll found that a majority supported legalization across all races, ages, income levels, education levels and geographic region. Those identified as “very conservative” were the only group to oppose the move.
Interestingly the poll found that 59% of those planning for Donald Trump support legalizing marijuana. That number jumps to 81% among those who plan to vote for President Biden.
Fox News has promoted the poll on its cable news network at least twice since it’s publication.
The polls release comes just a day after the Department of Justice published proposed rules that would move marijuana to Schedule III. The move would not impact recreational marijuana laws but would legalize marijuana for prescription use nationwide.
The Fox News poll involved 1,126 registered voters surveyed from May 10-13, with a +/- three percentage point margin of error.
A poll released in March by the Pew Research Center found support for marijuana legalization to being noticeably lower, at 59%, with 88% in support of legalizing medical marijuana.
