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Poll: 13 Percent Support Chick-fil-A Boycott, 31 Percent Plan to 'Eat Mor Chikin'

  • Religion Today Religious persecution, missions, Christianity around the world
  • Published Aug 09, 2012

A Rasmussen Reports poll shows that 13 percent of likely voters support a boycott of Chick-fil-A after the company's president expressed support for traditional marriage, while 31 percent of likely voters said they would participate in the counter-boycott by eating more often at Chick-fil-A, the Christian Post reports. Sixty-one percent have a favorable view of Chick-fil-A, including 40 percent who are "very favorable," while 31 percent hold an unfavorable view, including 14 percent who are "very unfavorable." Eighty-four percent of conservatives and 58 percent of moderates view the chain favorably, while 63 percent of liberals view it unfavorably. Fifty-five percent of Republican voters said they planned to eat at Chick-fil-A more often, while 21 percent of Democrats plan to boycott the restaurant.