Poll Watch: PPP (D) Colorado Survey on Marijuana Legalization

PPP (D) Colorado Survey on Marijuana Legalization

Amendment 64 is an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning marijuana, and, in connection therewith, providing for the regulation of marijuana; permitting a person twenty-one years of age or older to consume or possess limited amounts of marijuana; providing for the licensing of cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities, and retail stores; permitting local governments to regulate or prohibit such facilities; requiring the general assembly to enact an excise tax to be levied upon wholesale sales of marijuana; requiring that the first $40 million in revenue raised annually by such tax be credited to the public school capital construction assistance fund; and requiring the general assembly to enact legislation governing the cultivation, processing, and sale of industrial hemp. If the election was today, would you vote or against Amendment 64?

• For 52% (53%) {47%} [47%] (46%)
• Against 44% (43%) {38%} [38%] (42%)
• Not sure 4% (5%) {15%} [15%] (12%)

Among Democrats

• For 70% (68%) {58%} [59%] (62%)
• Against 26% (27%) {24%} [22%] (25%)
• Not sure 4% (5%) {17%} [18%] (14%)

Among Republicans

• For 29% (32%) {30%} [26%] (27%)
• Against 67% (65%) {55%} [61%] (62%)
• Not sure 4% (4%) {15%} [13%] (11%)

Among Independents

• For 60% (58%) {54%} [58%] (49%)
• Against 37% (36%) {34%} [28%] (40%)
• Not sure 4% (6%) {11%} [13%] (10%)

Among Moderates

• For 63% (55%) {55%} [50%] (57%)
• Against 34% (41%) {32%} [32%] (29%)
• Not sure 3% (4%) {13%} [19%] (13%)

Among Men

• For 56% (55%) {50%} [50%] (46%)
  
• Against 41% (40%) {38%} [41%] (46%)
• Not sure 3% (5%) {12%} [9%] (7%)

Among Women

• For 49% (50%) {43%} [44%] (45%)
• Against 46% (46%) {39%} [35%] (38%)
• Not sure 5% (5%) {18%} [20%] (17%)

Age 18-29

• For 63% (73%) {59%} [58%] (58%)
• Against 29% (25%) {30%} [30%] (33%)
• Not sure 8% (2%) {11%} [12%] (8%)

Age 30-45

• For 60% (53%) {50%} [59%] (48%)
• Against 36% (42%) {35%} [30%] (39%)
• Not sure 4% (5%) {15%} [12%] (13%)

Age 46-65

• For 50% (54%) {47%} [41%] (49%)
• Against 47% (42%) {36%} [43%] (42%)
• Not sure 3% (4%) {17%} [16%] (10%)

Older Than 65

• For 37% (38%) {32%} [34%] (30%)
• Against 60% (55%) {53%} [47%] (52%)
• Not sure 3% (7%) {14%} [19%] (18%)

In general, do you think that marijuana usage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 56% (53%) {49%} [50%] (49%) {49%} [51%]
• Illegal 39% (42%) {43%} [42%] (43%) {40%} [38%]

Among Democrats

• Legal 74% (67%) {62%} [65%] (66%) {64%} [65%]
• Illegal 22% (28%) {29%} [24%] (26%) {26%} [24%]

Among Republicans

• Legal 33% (32%) {33%} [28%] (29%) {30%} [31%]
• Illegal 62% (63%) {61%} [67%] (64%) {61%} [62%]

Among Independents

• Legal 61% (59%) {53%} [58%] (50%) {54%} [55%]
• Illegal 33% (34%) {36%} [33%] (39%) {34%} [31%]

Among Moderates

• Legal 64% (55%) {51%} [52%] (60%) {57%} [53%]
• Illegal 31% (40%) {36%} [37%] (30%) {35%} [37%]

Among Men

• Legal 58% (56%) {55%} [51%] (51%) {52%} [54%]
• Illegal 38% (38%) {39%} [43%] (43%) {39%} [38%]

Among Women

• Legal 54% (49%) {43%} [48%] (46%) {47%} [49%]
• Illegal 41% (46%) {46%} [42%] (44%) {42%} [39%]
  

Age 18-29

• Legal 73% (71%) {57%} [61%] (58%) {72%} [71%]
• Illegal 23% (27%) {34%} [33%] (33%) {24%} [14%]

Age 30-45

• Legal 60% (50%) {52%} [53%] (49%) {46%} [52%]
• Illegal 35% (42%) {38%} [39%] (41%) {42%} [38%]

Age 46-65

• Legal 54% (56%) {52%} [50%] (53%) {54%} [53%]
• Illegal 41% (40%) {39%} [44%] (40%) {35%} [36%]

Older Than 65

• Legal 39% (40%) {32%} [36%] (33%) {32%} [36%]
• Illegal 55% (54%) {62%} [51%] (58%) {58%} [55%]

Survey of 1,096 likely Colorado voters was conducted November 3-4, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.0 percentage points.  Party ID: 37% (37%) {37%} [34%] (39%) {37%} [41%] Democrat; 36% (36%) {37%} [37%] (35%) {35%} [33%] Republican; 26% (26%) {27%} [29%] (26%) {28%} [26%] Independent/Other. Political ideology: 33% (31%) {28%} [27%] (30%) {32%} [27%] Moderate; 22% (26%) {25%} [21%] (24%) {25%} [23%] Somewhat conservative; 18% (19%) {20%} [16%] (17%) {18%} [22%] Somewhat liberal; 16% (15%) {15%} [22%] (17%) {14%} [16%] Very conservative; 12% (9%) {12%} [14%] (12%) {11%} [13%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 23-25, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 31 - September 2, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 2-5, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 14-17, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted December 1-4, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 4-7, 2011 are in square brackets.