Race & Ethnicity

While declining shares give police forces positive marks for their use of force, treatment of racial groups and officer accountability, there is little support for cuts in spending on local policing.

The U.S. Hispanic population reached a record 60.6 million in 2019, up 930,000 over the previous year and up from 50.7 million in 2010.

The rise of internet polling makes it more feasible to publish estimates for Asian Americans. But these estimates offer a limited view.

About four-in-ten Black and Asian adults say people have acted as if they were uncomfortable around them because of their race or ethnicity since the beginning of the outbreak, and similar shares say they worry that other people might be suspicious of them if they wear a mask when out in public, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Trump’s approval rating has dropped among a range of religious groups, including white evangelicals – though they remain strongly supportive.

While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.

59% of Americans think news organizations do not understand people like them, while a minority – 37% – say they do feel understood.

Americans who recently protested are more likely to live in an urban area and to identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party.

Across the surveyed countries, opinion varies widely about the value of diversity. But interacting with people of different backgrounds is related to more positive attitudes about the role of diversity in society.

Six-in-ten black adults say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations.”