A new poll has reaffirmed Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump among Catholic voters in the US presidential election. The Democratic candidate is supported by 56 per cent of Catholics, compared to 40 per cent for the Republican, according to the survey commissioned by Catholics for Choice.
Clinton's strongest lead is among Latino Catholics, 63 per cent of whom support her while only 22 per cent are planning to vote for Trump, according to the poll. Latinos make up around a quarter (26 per cent) of the Catholic electorate.
Trump leads Clinton by 13 points among white Catholics, by 50 per cent to 37 per cent. He also has a slight lead among Catholic men: 45 per cent to Clinton's 41 per cent.
However, Clinton has a considerable lead among Catholic women – 50 per cent to 35 per cent – and enjoys a lead among Catholic millennials (aged 18-33) and so-called Generation X members (aged 34-49). The candidates are nearly even among baby boomers (aged 50-68), with Clinton slightly in the lead, winning 46 per cent support compared to 42 per cent for Trump...
Some 72 per cent of those polled believe that abortion should be available to pregnant women who have contracted the Zika virus, and 70 per cent of Catholics do not think that companies should be allowed to use the owner's religious beliefs as a reason to deny services to a customer or employee. - Catholics, Especially Latinos And Women, Favour Clinton Over Trump ...
Not much has changed, eh?
according to the links this poll was done by “Catholics for choice”....here’s a little about them:
http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/about-us/