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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 22, 2020
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June 22, 2020: Thirty-six percent (36%) of voters nationwide believe the United States is more racist today than it was a decade ago. A JustTheNews.com survey found that 23% believe the country is less racist while 37% say little has changed.[1]
Perhaps not surprisingly, there is a wide racial divide on this question. Fifty-six percent (56%) of black voters believe the nation is more racist today. That view is shared by just 30% of white voters. In fact, among white voters, a plurality (39%) believes that little has changed.[1]
There is also a partisan divide. By a 47% to 10% margin, Democrats believe racism has increased. By a narrower 36% to 27% margin, Republicans take the opposite view. As for independents, 31% believe things have gotten worse while 25% say better.[1]
There is also an interesting geographic divide. By a pretty wide margin, voters living in both urban and rural settings are more likely to say that racism increased rather than decreased over the past decade. Suburban voters see it differently. In suburbia, a plurality thinks little has changed.[1]
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