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New Polling Confirms Ongoing Support for Criminal Justice Reform Ahead of November 2024 Election [1]
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Date: 2024-12
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Recent polling, conducted by BSG on behalf of FWD.us, reveals widespread, bipartisan support for criminal justice reform. A significant 81% of likely voters support criminal justice reform, with a third "strongly" in favor. This support transcends political affiliations: 76% of Republicans, 82% of Independents, and 85% of Democrats back reform. It spans racial demographics as well, with strong endorsement from white, Black, and Latino voters. This support also carries across battleground states, with 77% of AZ voters, 74% of GA voters, 81% of MI voters, and 80% of PA voters supporting criminal justice reform.
In an election that is likely to be determined by a small margin in a few battleground states, these numbers show both candidates for president can win crucial votes by taking a strong position on criminal justice reform. In fact, by a margin of more than 5 to 1, supporting criminal justice reform makes voters more, not less, likely to vote for a candidate.
Support for criminal justice reform includes support for bold policies to reduce incarceration. Among likely voters, 72% believe it is important to reduce the jail and prison population in the United States, including 84% of Democrats, 70% of Independents, and 63% of Republicans. There is also widespread recognition that mass incarceration contributes to making problems like homelessness, public drug use, and drug overdoses worse. A strong majority, 65% of voters, say mass incarceration contributes to these problems and just over a quarter say mass incarceration contributes a lot to these issues.
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