Hillary Clinton enjoys an 80% favorable rating among U.S. blacks, while two Democratic challengers who have struggled in public exchanges with black activists, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, suffer from low name recognition and favorability among blacks. CONT. Justin McCarthy & Andrew Dugan, Gallup Read more »
Americans Less Positive About Black Civil Rights Progress
Americans still widely believe that civil rights for blacks have improved during their lifetime, but the 76% who say this is down from 87% in 2013. Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans who say the situation stayed the same or has worsened (23%) is the highest Gallup has ever found. CONT. […] Read more »
Do the Democrats Understand America’s New Racial Politics?
… For two generations, it has been an assumption in both parties that the black vote is among the least fungible variables in American politics. The best any Republican presidential candidate since 1980 has done with black voters is a paltry 12 percent (Bob Dole in 1996); only 6 percent […] Read more »
Blacks Divided on Whether Police Treat Minorities Fairly
Black Americans are divided over whether their local police treat racial minorities, including blacks, fairly or unfairly. Fifty-two percent of blacks say local police treat these minorities “very fairly” or “fairly,” while 48% say the police act “unfairly” or “very unfairly.” In contrast, 73% of national adults, 71% of Hispanics […] Read more »
Americans’ Views of Black-White Relations Deteriorate
Americans rate black-white relations much more negatively today than they have at any point in the past 15 years. Currently, 47% say relations between blacks and whites are “very good” or “somewhat good,” a steep decline from 70% in 2013. Whites’ positive ratings of black-white relations since 2013 have nose-dived […] Read more »
After a year of high-profile killings by police, Americans’ views on race have shifted
After a year of high-profile police shootings of black Americans, many captured on video, racial attitudes among Americans — particularly whites — have undergone a significant shift. A majority of whites now say the country needs to do more to make equal rights a reality, and a significantly larger number […] Read more »