Miami, September 17 (RHC)-- Nearly 70 percent of Cuban-Americans in Miami-Dade County support the US decision to open diplomatic relations with Cuba and a strong majority (63 percent) oppose the US blockade against the Caribbean nation.

The results of this year's FIU Cuba Poll – the longest running research project measuring Cuban-American public opinion – reveal a major shift in Cuban-American attitudes toward US-Cuba relations. Support for the blockade has steadily declined among Cuban-Americans in the Miami area – from an average of 84 percent in the 1990s to just 37 percent this year.

The 2016 Cuba Poll was conducted by telephone between July 11 and August 12, 2016, using a random sample of 1,000 Cuban-American residents of Miami-Dade County, age 18 and over, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.

In addition to supporting increased diplomatic ties with Cuba, a large majority of Cuban-Americans favor lifting travel restrictions to Cuba, while more than half support increased economic activity between the two nations.