More than half of North Carolina voters disagree with the Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn a key provision of the Voting Right’s Act, according to a poll from the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling released Thursday.
The Supreme Court invalidated Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, the provision that determines which parts of the country are required to have changes to their voting and election laws pre-cleared by the Justice Department. Under this provision, many counties in North Carolina were required to obtain preclearance from the DOJ before enacting new voting or election laws.
Fifty-two percent of voters said they opposed the decision, while 22 percent said they supported it. Twenty-six percent said they were unsure. Breaking the numbers down by party found that 62 percent of Democrats were against the decision, while 42 percent of Republicans opposed it. Only 14 percent of Democrats and 25 percent of Republicans approved of the decision.
