A Remington Research Group poll commissioned by House Speaker Clay Schexnayder shows wide and bipartisan support for the Governor’s mask mandate and public health emergency declaration.
76 percent of those surveyed on Saturday and Sunday support a government mask mandate. UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says it is rare to see that kind of unanimity.
“That is enormously strong and a fairly rare outcome in a poll like this, and it is a big poll, 3,600 people, so we can trust the results,” says Cross.
57 percent of respondents agreed with the way the state government has handled the pandemic so far, only 26 percent disapproved.
61 percent of Louisianans oppose canceling the public health emergency declaration while only 22 percent agree. Cross says that’s a blow to legislative efforts to accomplish that.
“Large majorities of Democrats, non-partisan people, and nearly one half of all Republicans think that the healthcare emergency in Louisiana needs to be carried on and addressed with seriousness,” says Cross.
The 3,600 person poll is comprehensive and tightly follows demographic and political affiliation according to census data. Cross says that gives it a margin of error of only two percent.
“This poll samples conservatives at 43 percent, moderates, and then just a smattering of liberals so the approval is all across the board,” says Cross.
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