Poll finds 40% of voters expect America will be less racist 10 years from now, just 15% disagree
'Still, there is a significant racial divide,' Rasmussen said about the polls findings
Despite ongoing racial tensions, 40% of U.S. voters expect America will be less racist 10 years from now, and just 15% disagree according to a new Just the News Daily Poll with Scott Rasmussen.
"America’s ongoing optimism shines through in these results," Rasmussen said. "Forty percent (40%) of voters expect our nation will be less racist a decade from now. Another 27% expect things to remain about the same, and just 15% believe they will get worse. These general attitudes can be found across many demographic groups."
The forward-looking results contrast with a look-back Just the News Daily Poll released Thursday that found majority of 56% of black U.S. voters say America is more racist today than 10 years ago.
"Still, there is a significant racial divide," with Friday's results, Rasmussen noted. "Twenty-nine percent (29%) of black voters believe the nation will become more racist, while just 21% expect progress to be made. Hispanic voters are more optimistic – expecting by a 35-to-19% margin a decline in racism. White voters are the most optimistic. Forty-four percent (44%) believe America will be less racist in a decade. Just 11% take the opposite view."
Rasmussen also noted a "significant gap" between the attitudes of white and black Democrats. By 49-to-8% margin, white Democrats believe there will be less racism in a decade rather than more. Black Democrats, by a 35-to-19% margin, take the opposite view. Among other Democrats, 41% are optimistic, while 14% expect and increase in racism.
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Just the News Daily Poll respondents were asked “Okay... looking ahead 10 years, will America be more racist, less racist, or about the same?" They replied as below:
- 15% More racist
- 40% Less racist
- 27% About the same
- 18% Not Sure
The national survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted June 11-13, 2020 by Rasmussen, a polling veteran. Margin of sampling error: +/- 2.8% for full sample.
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