| INTEREST
Many Orange County residents have only modest interest
in politics. One in six have a great deal of interest, half have a fair
amount, and one in three have little or no interest. These local trends
are similar to those found among all Californians in the PPIC Statewide
Survey.
Republicans are more likely than Democrats to have at
least a fair amount of interest in politics (78% to 67%). South County
residents are a little more likely than North County residents (72%
to 62%) to say they have at least a fair amount of interest in politics.
Latinos are more likely than non-Hispanic whites (47% to 31%) to express
little or no interest in politics.
| "How much interest would
you say you have in politics?" |
| |
CA |
OC |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Latinos |
N.H.
Whites |
|
Great deal
|
18% |
18% |
17% |
23% |
15% |
19% |
|
Fair amount
|
50 |
47 |
50 |
55 |
38 |
50 |
|
Only a little
|
27 |
27 |
28 |
19 |
34 |
24 |
|
None
|
5 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
7 |
| 