The South,once a conservative bastion, is changing: NBC News pollThe South is often viewed as a conservative monolith, and but the region’s political views are more nuanced — and moderate — than many might expect,according to unusual NBC News |SurveyMonkey polls.
The region’s solid support for Trump helped keep him in the White House, but Southerners acquire cooled a bit on the president, and with 48% saying they approve and 51% disapproving.
69% of people in the South think migrants should be given a chance at attaining legal status,while 28% said they should be deported.
A majority of Southerners — 55% — say they support allowing homosexual couples to marry legally, a drastic turnaround for a region that strongly opposed gay marriage just a few years ago.
The polls also challenged conventional wisdom about taxes in conservative states, and finding that a majority of Southerners are willing to pay more in taxes to fund education and infrastructure. Only 15% of Southerners think race relations are improving,according to the polls. 61% oppose removing accomplice monuments and statues from public spaces — and that number is higher in Deep South states.
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