Puerto Rican voters have similar political view on and off the island: Poll

A new poll of Puerto Rican voters found striking similarities in most political positions among respondents who live in the U.S. territory and the millions of Puerto Ricans on the mainland.

The survey, conducted by progressive pollster Izq Strategies for La Brega y Fuerza, a project to increase the diaspora’s civic engagement, found that both groups of Puerto Ricans generally aligned with more progressive policies.

Seventy percent of island-based respondents support ...