In April, nearly three-quarters of white liberal Democrats expressed confidence in police officers of confidence in police officers to act in the best interests of the public % who say they have a great deal/fair amount of confidence in police officers to act in the best interests
Overall, nearly nine-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (87%) and about seven-in-ten Democrats and Democratic leaners (71%) said they had a fair amount or great deal of confidence in police officers to act in the best interests of the public. But there were wide divisions between black and white Democrats in their confidence in police officers. While 78% of white Democrats said they had at least a fair amount of confidence in officers to act in the public’s best interests, just 54% of black Democrats said the same.
In April, nearly three-quarters of white  | liberal Democrats expressed confidence  | in police officers  | % who say they have  | of confidence in police officers  | to act in the best interests of the public  | a great deal  | A fair amount  | Total  | 24  | 54  | 78 NET  | Re p/Lean Rep  | 31  | 56  | 87  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 18  | 53  | 71  | % who say they have a great deal/fair amount of  | confidence in police officers to act in the best interests  | of the public  | White  | Black  | Total  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 54  | 78  | 71  | Cons/Mod  | 57  | 84  | 75  | Liberal  | 480  | 72  | 65  | Note: Whites and blacks include only those who are not Hispanic.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 20-26, 2020  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 