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| Most Democrats believe US minorities face prejudice while GOP voters think it's a white person’s problem, according to the Journal | Most Democrats believe US minorities face prejudice while GOP voters think it's a white person’s problem, according to the Journal |
| Americans are divided along partisan lines over which population groups in the United States face discrimination, according to a Wall Street Journal poll published on Saturday. While most Democrats see prejudice as a problem for US minorities, Republicans tend to believe that it is the issue white people have to cope with. | |
| According to the survey, some 59% of GOP voters believe that white Americans face discrimination or prejudice, compared to only 21% of Democrats who agree with this point. Meanwhile, 88% Democrats responded that Black people face biased attitudes, compared with 49% of Republicans who said so. | |
| Democrats are also more prone to thinking that discrimination against lesbian and gay Americans is a problem (85%), while only 38% Republicans hold a similar opinion. The same split is noticeable over Latinos and Jews, with more than 80% Democrats designating the prejudice towards these groups as a problem. Only 40% and 49% Republicans believe discriminations towards Latinos and Jews respectively to be an issue. | Democrats are also more prone to thinking that discrimination against lesbian and gay Americans is a problem (85%), while only 38% Republicans hold a similar opinion. The same split is noticeable over Latinos and Jews, with more than 80% Democrats designating the prejudice towards these groups as a problem. Only 40% and 49% Republicans believe discriminations towards Latinos and Jews respectively to be an issue. |
| The WSJ survey also found that 61% of Republicans believe discrimination is a problem for Christians in America, with only 25% of Democrats supporting this view. | The WSJ survey also found that 61% of Republicans believe discrimination is a problem for Christians in America, with only 25% of Democrats supporting this view. |
| The report also indicates that US voters are divided on the issue rather by their political views than by race, or age. | The report also indicates that US voters are divided on the issue rather by their political views than by race, or age. |
| These data to some extent echo the results of several previous polls. An October LX New/YouGov poll showed that despite a slight uptick in US unity in the last two years, eight out of ten Americans still believe that they live in a divided country. | These data to some extent echo the results of several previous polls. An October LX New/YouGov poll showed that despite a slight uptick in US unity in the last two years, eight out of ten Americans still believe that they live in a divided country. |
| Another poll, conducted by the Economist magazine and YouGov in late August, found that two in five Americans believe a civil war is at least somewhat likely in the next decade, with Republicans more prone to expressing this view than Democrats. | Another poll, conducted by the Economist magazine and YouGov in late August, found that two in five Americans believe a civil war is at least somewhat likely in the next decade, with Republicans more prone to expressing this view than Democrats. |