George Floyd protests: support U.S. 2020

As of mid-June 2020, a majority of U.S. adults supported the protests held in response to the killing of George Floyd, with 38 percent of respondents strongly supporting and 26 percent somewhat supporting the protests. By contrast, 20 percent of respondents opposed the protests.

Level of support among U.S. adults for the protests in response to the death of George Floyd, as of June 2020

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Strongly support	38%
Somewhat support	26%
Neither support or oppose	14%
Somewhat oppose	6%
Strongly oppose	14%
Don't know / no opinion	3%

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Release date

June 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 10 to 12, 2020

Number of respondents

1,303 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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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