Importance of Racial Inequality in Determining Vote Choice (September 2019)

Importance of Racial Inequality in Determining Vote Choice (September 2019)

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categoryTotal
Very important62%
Somewhat important27%
Not very important6%
Not at all important4%
Don't know / No opinion1%

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categoryDemocratIndependent
Very important64%37%
Somewhat important27%24%
Not very important6%17%
Not at all important3%15%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very important48%61%72%
Somewhat important43%25%22%
Not very important4%10%4%
Not at all important5%2%2%
Don't know / No opinion0%1%0%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very important64%57%58%
Somewhat important26%30%28%
Not very important7%6%8%
Not at all important3%5%7%
Don't know / No opinion0%3%0%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very important55%60%80%
Somewhat important29%31%15%
Not very important10%7%3%
Not at all important6%2%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very important46%85%66%
Somewhat important39%9%25%
Not very important8%4%6%
Not at all important5%1%3%
Don't know / No opinion2%1%0%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very important56%66%
Somewhat important30%25%
Not very important7%6%
Not at all important5%3%
Don't know / No opinion2%0%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very important73%72%68%54%54%54%
Somewhat important18%23%29%30%27%31%
Not very important0%2%3%8%11%11%
Not at all important9%4%1%8%4%3%
Don't know / No opinion0%0%0%0%4%0%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very important55%52%66%76%
Somewhat important39%23%27%21%
Not very important7%13%4%2%
Not at all important0%9%3%2%
Don't know / No opinion0%3%1%0%

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