A little more than a year after nationwide protests erupted after George Floyd’s murder at the hands of the Minneapolis police, the public is deeply divided over how far the nation has progressed in addressing racial inequality – and how much further it needs to go. Opinion on the current […] Read more »
Latinos are not a lock for Democrats. Here’s why.
For years, high-ranking Republicans believed that Democrats had them backed into a demographic corner: The Latino electorate would continue to grow, providing Democrats with more votes and permanently squeezing Republicans out of power. Donald Trump has, for the moment, proved that theory wrong. Overall, Trump won 38 percent of the […] Read more »
Americans’ Confidence in Racial Fairness Waning
Americans are less certain today than in the recent past that equality of economic opportunity exists for Black Americans. This is seen in slimmer majorities perceiving there to be equality for Black people in employment or housing in their own communities. Also, less than half of Americans believe racial minorities, […] Read more »
Larger Majority Says Racism Against Black People Widespread
Gallup’s 2021 update on minority rights and relations finds that an increasing percentage of U.S. adults believe racism against Black people is widespread in the United States. Relatedly, Americans’ satisfaction with the treatment of Black people remains near its historical low. At the same time, more Americans than a year […] Read more »
Ratings of Black-White Relations at New Low
For the second consecutive year, U.S. adults’ positive ratings of relations between Black and White Americans are at their lowest point in more than two decades of measurement. Currently, 42% of Americans say relations between the two groups are “very” or “somewhat” good, while 57% say they are “somewhat” or […] Read more »
Most Americans don’t want voting to be harder; Democrats and GOP see political fortunes at stake
As a host of states try to change their voting rules, most Americans say they’d prefer the voting process to be left alone — or made easier. Relatively few want it to be harder after an election that saw record turnout. With the fight over voting attracting national attention, partisans […] Read more »