With the uncertain fate of SNAP, Alabama food banks are already seeing more people who need help finding meals and groceries.

AL.com surveyed readers and Alabama residents the week of Oct. 27 to understand opinions about the government shutdown and SNAP.

If SNAP, the federal food stamps program, is suspended in November, about 750,000 people in Alabama are expected to need help finding food. A judge ruled Oct. 31 that the federal government should fund the program, but it is unclear whether November benefits might arrive on time -- or at all.

AL.com’s survey is not statistically significant, but key takeaways include:

The majority of respondents (72%) agree that the federal government should fund SNAP while the federal government is shut down.

7 out of 10 respondents agree that if

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