Since 2016, more voters particularly Democrats say it's more difficult to be Black than White in ULS difficult to be a Black person in this % ofregistered voters who say it is country than it is to be a White person AMONG THOSE WHO SUPPORT
Overall, 44% of Americans now say that it is a lot more difficult to be a Black person in the U.S. than it is to be a White person, while 32% say it is a little more difficult and 23% say it is no more difficult. The share saying it is a lot more difficult to be Black than White is now 9 percentage points higher than it was in the summer of 2016.
But while overall views have shifted, the shift has come exclusively from within the Democratic coalition. The attitudes of Trump supporters today look very similar to attitudes of Trump supporters four years ago: 45% of Trump voters now say that it is no more difficult to be a Black person in the U.S. than to be a White person, while 44% say Black people have it a little more difficult. Only about one-in-ten Trump supporters say that Black people have it a lot more difficult than White people.
But while overall views have shifted, the shift has come exclusively from within the Democratic coalition. The attitudes of Trump supporters today look very similar to attitudes of Trump supporters four years ago: 45% of Trump voters now say that it is no more difficult to be a Black person in the U.S. than to be a White person, while 44% say Black people have it a little more difficult. Only about one-in-ten Trump supporters say that Black people have it a lot more difficult than White people.
Since 2016, more voters particularly Democrats  | say it's more difficult to be Black than White in ULS  | difficult to be a Black person in this  | % ofregistered voters who say it is  | country than it is to be a White person  | ALL VOTERS  | AMONG THOSE WHO SUPPORT  | 13  | 23  | 21  | 28  | No more  | 45  | 44  | 29  | 32  | a little more  | 35  | 74  | 42  | 44  | 57  | 44  | 35  | lot more  | 11  | 9  | '16  | '20  | Trump Trump  | Clinton Biden  | '16  | 20  | '16  | '20  | Notes: Based on registered voters No answer responses snot shown  | Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted July 27-Aug 2 2020  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 