Race and America
Views about whether whites benefit from societal advantages split sharply along racial and partisan lines.
Issues of race have long divided Americans along racial and partisan lines, and these differences extend to views of whether white people in the U.S. benefit from advantages in society that black people do not have.
According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, about half of registered voters say white people benefit at least a fair amount from advantages in society that Black people do not have.
The study also reported that only 24% of registered voters say white people benefit a great deal from advantages in society that Black people do not have.
The number of registered voters who say white people benefit a great deal from advantages in society is also declining. In 2022, the percentage of voters who believed white people benefited a great deal from advantages in society was at 32%.
By comparison, 66% of Black voters say white people benefit a great deal from advantages in society that Black people do not have.
Race and Politics
Not surprisingly, Democrats and Republicans hold very different views about race and whether White Americans benefit from societal advantages Black Americans do not have.
Among registered Democratic voters, 79% say White people benefit at least a fair amount from advantages in society that Black people do not have.
By contrast, only 22% of registered Republican voters say this.