The result is a significant shift in public opinion in favor of the measure, which voters previously opposed in a July Field Poll by a margin of 48 percent to 44 percent.
Sixty percent of Democrats and 62 percent of non-partisan voters said that they would vote ‘yes’ on Prop. 19 ‘if the election were being held today.’ A majority of all voters age 18 to 49 said they backed the measure.
The Field Poll has been conducting non-partisan surveys of California voters since 1947.
Two additional polls released last week also emphasize voter support for Prop. 19. A Public Policy Polling firm survey of 630 likely California voters found 47 percent of likely voters backed Proposition 19, versus 38 percent against. A separate Survey USA poll of 569 California adults reported similar support, with 47 percent of respondents saying that they are ‘certain’ to back the measure, versus 43 percent opposed.
PollTracker.com, a website that posts aggregates results of all of the polls conducted on this issue to date shows Prop. 19 leading by 47 percent to 40 percent.
If passed by California voters, Proposition 19 would make lawful the private possession and cultivation, within specified limits, of cannabis, and would also allow local governments to enact regulations regarding its private production and commercial distribution.
For more information, please visit: http://yeson19.com. A detailed analysis of the Field Poll is available at: http://www.field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2356.pdf.