DHM Research and the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center are pleased to release results from a new statewide survey on Oregonians’ opinions about police, protests and racial injustice. … • 55% of Oregonians approve of the job performance of their local police, while only 40% approve of police in the […] Read more »
Two in Three Americans Support Racial Justice Protests
About two in three Americans (65%) support the nationwide protests about racial injustice that followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police in late May. Half say they feel “very” (23%) or “somewhat connected” (27%) to the protests’ cause. Black Americans, young adults and Democrats are […] Read more »
Trump’s message collides with diversifying suburbs
President Donald Trump’s racially charged warnings to suburban voters about crime and housing face a fundamental headwind: the suburbs themselves are much more racially diverse than even two decades ago. In contrast to the stereotype of homogenous communities of White families behind white picket fences, in many of the largest […] Read more »
Most Californians Worry About Illness and Finances Due to Covid-19
As the number of known COVID-19 cases in California increases, solid majorities of Californians are worried about illness and about personal finances, with concerns varying by race and ethnicity. An overwhelming majority of Californians believe people in their area should always wear a mask when they go out in public […] Read more »
Trump plays on fears in play for the suburbs
President Donald Trump this week sent a message to “The Suburban Housewives of America,” and in a single tweet summed up his strategy for shoring up support in communities critical to his reelection chances: Scare them. “Biden will destroy your neighborhood and your American Dream. I will preserve it, and […] Read more »
Did protests change Americans’ views of race and policing? Yes, but it’s complicated.
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the subsequent protests, the public leaped left on police reform and racial issues: Support for Black Lives Matter surged, Americans increasingly supported police reform measures and a majority said law enforcement has a racial discrimination problem. But even as the apathetic got […] Read more »