A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll shows an overwhelming majority of people nationwide are against the Cordoba House/Park51 mosque and Islamic cultural center proposed for construction near Ground Zero:
According to the new survey out Wednesday, nearly 70 percent of all Americans oppose the controversial plan to build the mosque just blocks away from the solemn site in lower Manhattan while just 29 percent favor the construction.
Broken down by party affiliation, 54 percent of Democrats oppose the plans while 82 percent of Republicans disapprove. Meanwhile, 70 percent of independents said they are against the proposal.
The poll also showed opposition did not vary widely by age.
"Support for the controversial project is slightly higher among younger Americans than older Americans, but even among those under the age of 50, six in ten oppose the plan," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
A lot has happened since then, but a July Quinnipiac poll found 52% of New Yorkers opposed the project, compared with 31% who supported it.
Full CNN/ORC crosstabs after the jump.
