Poll Watch: PPP (D) Mississippi Survey on Interracial Marriage

PPP (D) Mississippi Survey on Interracial Marriage

Do you think interracial marriage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 60% (54%)
• Illegal 23% (28%)
• Not sure 17% (18%)

Among Republicans

• Legal 52% (39%)
• Illegal 29% (41%)
• Not sure 20% (19%)

Among Democrats

• Legal 77% (68%)
• Illegal 13% (18%)
• Not sure 10% (14%)

Among Independents

• Legal 54% (56%)
• Illegal 23% (21%)
• Not sure 23% (22%)

Among Moderates

• Legal 70% (55%)
• Illegal 19% (23%)
• Not sure 12% (22%)

Among Very Conservative

• Legal 53% (40%)
• Illegal 25% (37%)
• Not sure 22% (23%)

Among Somewhat Conservative

• Legal 53% (50%)
• Illegal 28% (33%)
• Not sure 20% (17%)

Among Whites

• Legal 54% (43%)
• Illegal 27% (38%)
• Not sure 19% (19%)

Among Blacks

• Legal 77% (74%)
• Illegal 13% (10%)
• Not sure 10% (16%)

Among Men

• Legal 59% (49%)
• Illegal 24% (38%)
• Not sure 17% (14%)

Among Women

• Legal 62% (58%)
• Illegal 21% (21%)
• Not sure 17% (21%)

Survey of 796 likely Mississippi voters was conducted November 4-6, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 47% (40%) Republican; 39% (40%) Democrat; 14% (20%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 32% (26%) Very conservative; 25% (24%) Somewhat conservative; 21% (28%) Moderate; 12% (11%) Very liberal; 10% (11%) Somewhat liberal.  Race: 66% (63%) White; 30% (33%) Black.  Results from the poll conducted March 24-27, 2011 are in parentheses.