{"id":171884,"date":"2024-06-15T13:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T17:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=171884"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T20:50:11","slug":"black-americans-mistrust-of-the-u-s-political-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2024\/06\/15\/black-americans-mistrust-of-the-u-s-political-system\/","title":{"rendered":"3. Black Americans\u2019 mistrust of the U.S. political system\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-callout has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"editorial-note-to-readers\"><strong>Editorial note to readers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/06\/15\/black-americans-and-u-s-institutions-methodology\/#note\">racial conspiracy theories<\/a>\u201d as an editorial shorthand to describe a complex and mixed set of findings.\u00a0By using these words, our reporting distorted rather than clarified the point of the study.\u00a0Changes to this version include: an updated headline, new &#8220;explainer&#8221; paragraphs, some additional context and direct quotes from focus group participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">Claudia Deane, Mark Hugo Lopez and Neha Sahgal contributed to the revision of this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Americans\u2019 suspicions about politics and the treatment of Black politicians have their roots in well-known events involving Black political leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Declassified memos show how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2014\/11\/14\/us\/fbi-and-mlk\/index.html\">Martin Luther King Jr. was viewed by the FBI as an \u201ceffective\u201d and \u201cdangerous\u201d leader<\/a> who should be \u201cneutralized.\u201d And a letter attributed to a former New York City police officer suggests there were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/nbcblk\/malcolm-x-s-family-releases-letter-alleging-fbi-police-role-n1258511\">federal and local conspiracies to discredit Malcolm X and his organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This history of surveillance of Black leaders provides context for how Black Americans mistrust U.S. politics today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;many-black-americans-believe-the-u-s-political-system-was-designed-to-hold-them-back&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"many-black-americans-believe-the-u-s-political-system-was-designed-to-hold-them-back\">Many Black Americans believe the U.S. political system was designed to hold them back<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=171931\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1e6e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1592\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Black women are more likely than Black men to say the U.S. political system holds Black people back\" class=\"wp-image-171931 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1e6e5; width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png?resize=117,300 117w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png?resize=399,1024 399w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png?resize=598,1536 598w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png?resize=158,405 158w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png?resize=200,514 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png?resize=260,668 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png?resize=310,796 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png?resize=420,1078 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png?resize=125,320 125w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-01.png?resize=249,640 249w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two-thirds of Black Americans (67%) say the country\u2019s political system was designed to hold Black people back a great deal or fair amount. Smaller shares say it only holds Black people back somewhat (20%) or does not hold them back much, if at all (11%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black adults who have experienced racial discrimination (72%) are more likely than those who haven\u2019t (54%) to say the political system was designed to significantly hold Black people back. And while about seven-in-ten Black adults who are non-Hispanic or multiracial say the same, fewer Hispanic Black adults agree (53%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By gender<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black women (71%) are more likely than Black men (64%) to say the U.S. political system was designed to significantly hold Black people back. However, age also factors into this. Black women under 50 (73%) are more likely than Black men of the same age group (60%) to say this. They are also slightly more likely than Black women 50 and older to agree (68%). Still, large majorities of Black men and women across all age groups hold this view about the U.S. political system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By education, family income and party<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Education and income also play a role in how Black Americans think about the nation\u2019s political system. About seven-in-ten Black adults with a bachelor\u2019s degree (72%) say the political system was designed to hold Black people back a great deal or fair amount. Black adults with a high school diploma or less education (60%) are less likely to say the same. And Black adults with upper incomes (74%) are the most likely among the income groups to say the political system intentionally holds Black people back. Black Democrats (71%) and Republicans (57%) also differ significantly on this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;black-americans-black-political-leaders-and-mistrust-of-the-u-s-political-system&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"black-americans-black-political-leaders-and-mistrust-of-the-u-s-political-system\">Black Americans, Black political leaders and mistrust of the U.S. political system<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=171932\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eaeceb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"1026\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that About 8 in 10 Black adults say Black public officials are more often discredited than White officials\" class=\"wp-image-171932 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eaeceb; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=246,300 246w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=768,938 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=838,1024 838w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=332,405 332w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=200,244 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=260,318 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=310,379 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=420,513 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=640,782 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=740,904 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=160,195 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-02.png?resize=320,391 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About eight-in-ten Black adults (82%) say they have heard the idea that Black public officials are singled out and discredited in a way that doesn\u2019t happen with White public officials. Only 15% of Black Americans say they have not heard of this idea at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By age and ethnicity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some groups of Black Americans are more familiar with these ideas than others. Black adults ages 65 and older (85%) are slightly more like than those 50 to 64 (81%) to have heard that Black officials are singled out more than White officials. And the share of non-Hispanic Black adults (84%) who have heard of this idea outpaces that of both multiracial (75%) and Hispanic Black adults (71%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"belief-that-black-political-leaders-are-singled-out-to-be-discredited\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Belief that Black political leaders are singled out to be discredited<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=171933\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dde3e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1614\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Most Black adults believe Black politicians are being singled out and discredited more than White politicians\" class=\"wp-image-171933 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dde3e1; width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png?resize=115,300 115w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png?resize=393,1024 393w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png?resize=590,1536 590w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png?resize=156,405 156w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png?resize=200,521 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png?resize=260,677 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png?resize=310,807 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png?resize=420,1093 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png?resize=123,320 123w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/RE_2024.06.15_black-americans-and-institutions_3-03.png?resize=246,640 246w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About three-quarters of Black Americans (76%) believe that Black officials are singled out and discredited more than White officials and that this is happening today. Much smaller shares say this is something that happened in the past but doesn\u2019t happen today (12%) or that it has never happened (6%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By discrimination experience and ethnicity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight-in-ten Black adults who have experienced racial discrimination say Black officials are singled out more than White officials. The share is smaller among those who haven\u2019t experienced discrimination (67%). And about 75% of non-Hispanic and multiracial Black adults also believe this racial disparity in how leaders are treated is happening today. Fewer Hispanic Black adults say the same (62%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By gender, party and education<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, Black women (79%) are slightly more likely than Black men (74%) to say Black leaders are singled out unfairly today. More specifically, Black men under 50 (72%) are less likely than women of any age to say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Democrats (82%) are significantly more likely than Black Republicans (57%) to say Black leaders are treated unfairly today. And Black adults with a bachelor\u2019s degree (80%) outpace those with a high school diploma (73%) on this question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial note to readers A version of this study was originally published on June 10. 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