In Vice President Kamala Harris, we can see how America has changed
Kamala Harris embodies trends that have been unfolding over recent decades. As a result, many Americans can see themselves in her story.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Kamala Harris embodies trends that have been unfolding over recent decades. As a result, many Americans can see themselves in her story.
Currently, 55% of U.S. adults express at least some support for the Black Lives Matter movement, unchanged from a year ago.
These platforms have served as venues for political engagement and social activism for many years, especially for Black Americans.
The outbreak has altered life in the U.S. in many ways, but in key respects it has affected black and Hispanic Americans more than others.
Americans are much less likely to say there is discrimination against White people: 40% say White people face at least some discrimination.
While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.
The share of social media users who say they have changed their views on an issue has increased since we last asked this question in 2018.
Americans who recently protested are more likely to live in an urban area and to identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party.
In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
As demonstrations continue across the country to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man killed while in Minneapolis police custody, Americans see the protests both as a reaction to Floyd’s death and an expression of frustration over longstanding issues.
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