New 2020 Poll: Majority of Americans Support Reparations for Black People
Democracy in Color poll finds 56% of respondents believe U.S. Congress is "doing too little" to address racial inequality.
Democracy in Color poll finds 56% of respondents believe U.S. Congress is "doing too little" to address racial inequality.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A majority of Americans now support reparations for Black people, according to a new poll released today by Democracy in Color and Civiqs. In just one year, support for the establishment of a reparations commission has increased significantly, following similar patterns of growing support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
H.R. 40, which would establish a commission to study the effects of slavery and ongoing discrimination on Black Americans, and explore remedies including reparations, has been introduced in the House for 41 years, but from today’s study appears to have a surge of new support from people across the country.
Notably, support for the H.R. 40 increased significantly across the racial demographics studied over the past year:
For Black Americans support increased from 65% to 84%
For Hispanic Americans support increased from 37% to 67%
For white Americans support increased from 23% to 39%
Topline Poll Results:
50% of respondents want Congress to establish a reparations commission to study the legacy of slavery and persistent systemic discrimination against living Black people - up from the 31% last year.
56% of respondents think the U.S. Congress is “doing too little” to address racial inequality in the United States, including 46% of white respondents.
49% of respondents believe the impact of slavery and ongoing discrimination is a major factor in lower levels of wealth for Black people in the U.S.
79% of respondents believe racial and ethnic discrimination is a problem in the United States.
53% of respondents believe when it comes to giving Black people equal rights with whites, that our country has not gone far enough.
Civiqs surveyed 1,546 adults in the United States from July 8 - July 10, 2020.
“This poll indicates that there is a cultural shift on reparations taking place in this country,” said Steve Phillips, Founder of Democracy in Color. “In the more than 30 years since Rep. John Conyers introduced H.R. 40, we believe there has never been a political climate more favorable to passing the bill. I urge House leadership to seize this moment and quickly move H.R. 40 to the floor for a vote.”
Democracy in Color is urging these members of Congress to support and pass H.R. 40.