[FACT SHEET] 2024 National Azul Poll: Latino voters want bold action on plastics & Global Plastics Treaty

15 August 2024

In July, Azul released findings from the 2024 National Azul Poll: Latinos and the Ocean, the second-ever nationwide poll on Latino viewpoints on ocean protection, policies and recreation. The latest poll dives deeper into critical issues affecting our ocean and communities, offering new insights into voter priorities and policy solutions.

Latino communities are not a monolith, but the results are clear: Latino voters want governments to take bold action on plastics, and they are willing to pay more out of their own pocket to advance ocean justice.

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Latino voters support holding plastics manufacturers accountable and want to see a Global Plastics Treaty, even if it means the U.S. may have to follow difficult and expensive rules.

73% support a ban on the use of single-use plastic products (such as straws, forks, cups, and packaging), even if it means having less convenient options

77% support holding plastics manufacturers legally and financially accountable for plastic pollution caused by their products

75% support creating a legally binding international treaty that aims to end plastic pollution, even if it means the U.S. may have to follow difficult and expensive rules

Latino voters agree plastic products are a health threat and favor transparency and regulation of toxic chemicals in plastic products.

76% favor regulating the use and types of chemicals in plastic. The production of plastic products often involves the use of toxic chemicals, many of which remain in the plastic product and pass into the environment when the plastic becomes waste and pollution.

88% agree plastic products are a threat to the health of the environment, especially to the ocean

88% agree we must do more to prevent plastic pollution

85% agree plastic pollution will get worse if the government does not do something to prevent it

About the 2024 National Azul Poll

The poll, conducted by Barreto Segura Partners (BSP) Research for Azul, surveyed 2,500 registered Latino voters across the nation with 75% conducted online and 25% over telephone. Interviews were held in English or Spanish according to the individual’s preference. In addition to a national sample, respondents were oversampled in Boston and the Northeast (200), Chicago (200), Georgia (200), North Carolina and South Carolina (200), the Pacific Northwest (200), Texas (200), Florida (225), New Jersey and New York (225), and California (300). The survey ran from May 8 to 22, 2024, with an overall margin of error of +/- 2%.

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