A majority of registered voters in New Jersey are in favor of a proposal to legalize marijuana for adult use that will appear on the state’s November ballot, according to a poll released Thursday.
Monmouth University’s survey asked respondents to weigh in on the cannabis legalization referendum question that lawmakers placed on ballot and to give their opinions on the potential risks and benefits of the policy change.
Sixty-one percent of respondents said they would vote in support of the proposal, while 34 percent said they’d vote against it.
That means the issue is more popular, and stands to receive more votes, than President Trump, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)—all of whom will appear on the same ballot as the marijuana question. Asked how they would vote if the election were today, 38 percent said they’d vote for Trump, 54 percent would go with Biden and, for the Senate race, 58 percent would vote Booker.
Crosstabs of the survey show that support for the measure is highest among Democratic respondents (74 percent). Sixty-four percent of independents and 40 percent of Republicans said they’d vote in favor of the referendum.