As of mid-June 2020, 74 percent of African-American U.S. adults surveyed strongly supported the protests held in response to the killing of George Floyd. By contrast, a mere one percent of African-American respondents strongly opposed the protests, and an additional one percent somewhat opposed them.
Level of support among U.S. adults for the protests in response to the death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Strongly support
Somewhat support
Neither support or oppose
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Don't know / no opinion
White
32%
28%
14%
7%
16%
2%
Hispanic
46%
25%
16%
3%
8%
3%
African American
74%
14%
8%
1%
1%
2%
Other
40%
24%
15%
6%
9%
6%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Original question: "In general, do you support or oppose each of the following during the ongoing protests in response to the death of George Floyd and others in the African American community? The protest in general"
Values may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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Morning Consult. (June 13, 2020). Level of support among U.S. adults for the protests in response to the death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122606/support-george-floyd-protests-us-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Level of support among U.S. adults for the protests in response to the death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. June 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122606/support-george-floyd-protests-us-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. (2020). Level of support among U.S. adults for the protests in response to the death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122606/support-george-floyd-protests-us-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Level of Support among U.S. Adults for The Protests in Response to The Death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122606/support-george-floyd-protests-us-ethnicity/
Morning Consult, Level of support among U.S. adults for the protests in response to the death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122606/support-george-floyd-protests-us-ethnicity/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Level of support among U.S. adults for the protests in response to the death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], Morning Consult, June 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122606/support-george-floyd-protests-us-ethnicity/
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