George Floyd protests: support by age U.S. 2020

As of mid-June 2020, a clear majority of U.S. adults aged between 18 and 34 years old supported the protests held in response to the killing of George Floyd, with 50 percent of respondents strongly supporting and 23 percent somewhat supporting the protests. Across all age groups there were higher levels of support than opposition.

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

Age in years	Strongly support	Somewhat support	Neither support or oppose	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don't know / no opinion
18 to 34	50%	23%	12%	5%	5%	5%
35 to 44	42%	27%	13%	4%	12%	2%
45 to 64	35%	26%	14%	7%	17%	2%
65 and older	28%	27%	15%	9%	20%	1%

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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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