Poll: 7 in 10 Americans support school choice

Seven out of 10 Americans support the idea of school choice when the concept is explained to them, according to a new poll from Democratic polling firm Beck Research. Support is actually higher among Latinos and millennials — three-quarters of each demographic support school choice.

Eighty percent of Republicans support school choice, with 66 percent support from independents. Democratic support is up to 65 percent, from 60 percent last year. Nearly two-thirds of Americans said they were more likely to support their state or national legislators if they had a record of expanding school choice.