George Floyd protests: police support by ethnicity U.S. 2020

As of mid-June 2020, the level of support for the police during the ongoing protests in response to the killing of George Floyd was divided on ethnic lines, with 62 percent of African-American respondents either strongly or somewhat opposing the police. This compares to 24 percent of white respondents who said the same.

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

Characteristic	Strongly support	Somewhat support	Neither support or oppose	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don't know / no opinion
White	31%	25%	18%	11%	13%	3%
Hispanic	16%	21%	22%	17%	21%	3%
African-American	4%	10%	17%	20%	42%	6%
Other	20%	17%	23%	14%	21%	6%

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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 police"
Values may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

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