A new poll says that 53 percent of Scottish voters would leave the United Kingdom if given the chance to do so today.
It's been a year since Scotland voted to remain in the U.K., and polling data shows that a new referendum would change that outcome, according to BBC News. The survey asked for the opinion of 1,002 voters, with a margin of error at plus or minus three. If the vote was taken this year, Scotland would be an independent nation. Scotland voted to stay in the U.K. last September by a narrow margin, 55 percent to 45 percent.
The poll shows that only 44 percent of those asked would stay in the U.K., which includes Wales, Ireland and England. This is the first time that support for Scottish independence has climbed over 50 percent, The Mirror reported.
Three percent of those polled are still undecided about Scottish independence, according The Daily Record. The Ipsos Mori poll surveyed only voting-age adults to get the numbers, and the data shows strong support for the Nationalists. The Scottish National Party is expected to increase their Parliamentary majority in the upcoming third term, which could mean strengthening support for Scottish independence.
