UCI

On specific issues, Orange County does not fit the profile of social conservatism. Most residents (65%) believe that "government should not interfere with a woman's access to abortion," while fewer than three in 10 want more restrictions on abortion. Local opinions on abortion are similar to the results of a PPIC Statewide Survey of Californians in January 2000, and a nationwide Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey in 1999. Democrats (74%) and independent voters (73%) are more likely than Republicans (65%) to hold the view that the government should not interfere with access to abortion. Latinos are twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites (49% to 24%) to say that the government should pass more laws restricting abortion. In fact, Latinos are evenly divided between thinking more restrictions are needed and believing that the government should not interfere with access to abortion.