55%
Percentage of U.S. adults who expressed at least some support for the Black Lives Matter movement in September 2021—about the same as in September 2020.
83%
Percentage of Black American adults who currently express at least some support for the movement, with 58% saying they strongly support it. That compares with 68% of Asian American adults, 60% of Hispanic American adults, and 47% of White American adults who express some support. A third or fewer of non-Black Americans express strong support.
85%
Percentage of Democrats who express at least some support for the movement, including 48% who strongly support it. By contrast, 78% of Republicans and those who lean to the GOP say they oppose the movement, with 58% saying they strongly oppose it.
67%
Percentage of U.S. adults younger than age 30 who express at least some support for the movement, compared with those ages 30–49 (58%), 50–64 (49%), and 65 and older (46%). Meanwhile, 64% of those with a postgraduate degree express some support, compared with those with a bachelor’s degree (58%), some college (53%), and a high school diploma or less (50%).
