Special to DailyGrito from Politic365.

It has often been said that Latino voters are socially conservative although they may lean more progressively on issues like immigration and access to education. This line of thought probably goes back to the Reagan years when he said: “Hispanics are already Republican. They just don’t know it yet.” Many Latinos are Roman Catholic or belong to evangelical churches, so the assumption that they are pro-life makes sense on its surface.

Social issues have come to largely define this year’s GOP primary race, and still many cite this notion that Latinos are pro-life conservatives who may vote Republican because of their strong convictions on this issue. Politic365 contributor Alicia Menendez even appeared on a segment on MSNBC last year discussing Latinos and social issues with Jose Diaz Balart. At that time, Jose Diaz Balart said, “…the average Latino in this country is socially more conservative than other groups. I think that issues like abortion and other social issues are important.”

Well, abortion may be important, but a new survey of Latino voters conducted by Lake Research Partners finds that strong majorities oppose government interference in personal decisions about abortion. And a majority of Latino voters surveyed indicated that they would not be judgmental toward someone who has had an abortion. Here are some key results from this newly released study:

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