{"id":11736,"date":"2017-08-29T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T18:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/views-of-racism-as-a-major-problem-increase-sharply-especially-among-democrats\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:16:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:16:12","slug":"views-of-racism-as-a-major-problem-increase-sharply-especially-among-democrats","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2017\/08\/29\/views-of-racism-as-a-major-problem-increase-sharply-especially-among-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Views of racism as a major problem increase sharply, especially among Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The share of Americans who say racism is a \u201cbig problem\u201d in society has increased 8 percentage points in the past two years \u2013 and has roughly doubled since 2011.<\/p>\n\n

Since 2015, the increase in perceptions of racism as a big problem has been almost entirely among Democrats, making an already wide partisan gap in these attitudes even larger.<\/p>\n\n

Overall, 58% of Americans say racism is a \u201cbig problem in our society,\u201d while 29% say it is \u201csomewhat of a problem.\u201d Just 12% say racism in the U.S. is a small problem or not a problem, according to a new Pew Research Center survey<\/a>, conducted Aug. 15-21 among 1,893 adults.<\/p>\n\n

Two years ago, 50% of the public viewed racism as a major problem for society, and in 2011 just 28% did so.<\/p>\n\n

Since 2009, the first year of Barack Obama\u2019s presidency, growing numbers of both Democrats and Republicans have seen racism as a big problem. In 2015, 58% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents and 40% of Republicans and Republican leaners said racism was a major problem, up from 32% and 18%, respectively, in 2009.<\/p>\n\n

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Since then, however, the share of Democrats expressing this view has climbed 18 percentage points \u2013 from 58% to 76% \u2013 while the share of Republicans saying this held relatively stable. Today, 37% of Republicans view racism as a big problem; 40% did so in 2015.<\/p>\n\n

The share of those who consider racism a big problem has grown among all racial groups since 2009, but blacks continue to be much more likely than whites to perceive racism as a major problem.<\/p>\n\n

About eight-ten blacks (81%) say racism is a big problem in society, compared with about half of whites (52%). Among both blacks and whites, there have been substantial increases in views of racism as a big problem over the past eight years.<\/p>\n\n

Views of Black Lives Matter<\/h3>\n\n
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A 55% majority of Americans say they either strongly support or somewhat support the Black Lives Matter movement, while 34% oppose the movement.<\/p>\n\n

Overall opinions about the Black Lives Matter movement are more deeply divided along partisan lines than racial lines. Eight-in-ten Democrats and Democratic leaners (80%) support Black Lives Matter, compared with just 23% of Republicans and Republican leaners.<\/p>\n\n

Blacks are 30 percentage points more likely than whites (82% vs. 52%) to support Black Lives Matter. However, there is substantial gap between races in strength of support: 60% of blacks strongly support the movement, compared with 23% of whites.<\/p>\n\n

Among Democrats, large majorities of both blacks (87%) and whites (84%) say they support Black Lives Matter. Black Democrats are more likely than white Democrats to strongly support the movement, however (68% vs. 45%). (For more on the public\u2019s views of Black Lives Matter and other race-related issues, see <\/em>\u201cOn Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart,<\/em><\/a>\u201d June 2016.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Note: Topline <\/a>and methodology <\/a>can be found here.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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