An overwhelming majority of Florida voters want the state to require people to wear masks in public to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
A mask requirement has support of 79% of Florida voters, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Thursday. Just 20% oppose a mandate.
Support for a mask mandate — something Gov. Ron DeSantis has said repeatedly he won’t do — is widespread. It’s supported by voters of all age groups, both genders, across racial lines and people of differing political affiliations.
Read more at our news partner the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
