Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? [White people in the U.S. have certain advantages because of the color of their skin.]
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
White people have advantages because of skin color · Asked in 1 wave, 2020 · 51,522 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Post-election wave item: weight with extra.weight_post (commonpostweight). Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 31% | 22% | 16% | 11% | 21% | 51522 | ±0.6 | |
| AK † |
Cooperative Election Study 2020 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Election Study 2020 | 2020-09-29 to 2020-12-14 | web | 61,000 | 51,522 |
| 21% |
| 29% |
| 13% |
| 14% |
| 23% |
| 89 |
| ±15 |
| AL | 23% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 28% | 751 | ±5 |
| AR | 18% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 32% | 414 | ±7 |
| AZ | 29% | 24% | 16% | 10% | 21% | 1288 | ±4 |
| CA | 39% | 26% | 14% | 7% | 14% | 4236 | ±2 |
| CO | 35% | 20% | 14% | 12% | 19% | 919 | ±4 |
| CT | 31% | 24% | 17% | 13% | 15% | 555 | ±5 |
| DC | 67% | 17% | 10% | 2% | 4% | 156 | ±11 |
| DE | 36% | 20% | 19% | 7% | 19% | 205 | ±9 |
| FL | 27% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 21% | 3924 | ±2 |
| GA | 33% | 19% | 16% | 10% | 23% | 1614 | ±3 |
| HI | 40% | 37% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 176 | ±11 |
| IA | 22% | 27% | 18% | 11% | 21% | 550 | ±5 |
| ID | 17% | 22% | 14% | 11% | 36% | 274 | ±9 |
| IL | 34% | 24% | 17% | 9% | 17% | 1932 | ±3 |
| IN | 20% | 22% | 18% | 16% | 25% | 1229 | ±4 |
| KS | 28% | 19% | 16% | 10% | 28% | 393 | ±6 |
| KY | 18% | 18% | 19% | 11% | 34% | 839 | ±5 |
| LA | 27% | 16% | 12% | 15% | 30% | 508 | ±6 |
| MA | 41% | 23% | 13% | 8% | 14% | 1056 | ±4 |
| MD | 42% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 13% | 954 | ±4 |
| ME | 33% | 21% | 17% | 7% | 22% | 308 | ±8 |
| MI | 29% | 22% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 1699 | ±3 |
| MN | 35% | 22% | 14% | 12% | 18% | 878 | ±4 |
| MO | 25% | 18% | 15% | 15% | 27% | 1192 | ±4 |
| MS | 29% | 14% | 20% | 13% | 24% | 349 | ±7 |
| MT | 18% | 21% | 14% | 10% | 36% | 206 | ±10 |
| NC | 34% | 18% | 13% | 11% | 24% | 1611 | ±3 |
| ND | 20% | 23% | 23% | 7% | 27% | 136 | ±13 |
| NE | 26% | 21% | 19% | 12% | 21% | 286 | ±8 |
| NH | 35% | 24% | 11% | 9% | 22% | 337 | ±9 |
| NJ | 34% | 25% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 1473 | ±4 |
| NM | 34% | 25% | 16% | 8% | 17% | 329 | ±8 |
| NV | 34% | 22% | 14% | 13% | 17% | 611 | ±5 |
| NY | 37% | 24% | 16% | 9% | 15% | 3091 | ±3 |
| OH | 25% | 22% | 17% | 13% | 23% | 2221 | ±3 |
| OK | 20% | 17% | 20% | 14% | 29% | 442 | ±7 |
| OR | 39% | 22% | 14% | 8% | 17% | 791 | ±4 |
| PA | 28% | 22% | 19% | 11% | 20% | 2754 | ±2 |
| RI | 35% | 23% | 18% | 8% | 16% | 173 | ±12 |
| SC | 28% | 17% | 19% | 12% | 24% | 871 | ±5 |
| SD | 15% | 34% | 15% | 7% | 28% | 147 | ±12 |
| TN | 23% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 28% | 1177 | ±4 |
| TX | 31% | 22% | 15% | 11% | 21% | 3554 | ±2 |
| UT | 25% | 20% | 19% | 13% | 22% | 418 | ±7 |
| VA | 36% | 21% | 12% | 10% | 20% | 1566 | ±3 |
| VT | 37% | 15% | 24% | 7% | 16% | 135 | ±13 |
| WA | 37% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 17% | 1161 | ±3 |
| WI | 26% | 23% | 19% | 13% | 19% | 1071 | ±4 |
| WV | 17% | 17% | 21% | 15% | 29% | 388 | ±7 |
| WY † | 21% | 18% | 23% | 12% | 25% | 85 | ±15 |