How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? [Whites do not go to great lengths to understand the problems African Americans face.]
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
Whites do not try to understand problems African Americans face · Asked in 1 wave, 2020 · 12,542 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% | 28% | 24% | 7% | 9% | 12542 | ±1 | |
| AK † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | ±30 |
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 | 12,542 |
| AL | 43% | 24% | 15% | 15% | 3% | 214 | ±12 |
| AR † | 34% | 26% | 9% | 25% | 7% | 79 | ±19 |
| AZ | 24% | 31% | 22% | 11% | 12% | 314 | ±8 |
| CA | 25% | 31% | 25% | 8% | 11% | 1825 | ±3 |
| CO | 29% | 24% | 27% | 7% | 12% | 192 | ±9 |
| CT | 31% | 31% | 26% | 7% | 5% | 93 | ±13 |
| DC † | 40% | 31% | 17% | 11% | 1% | 81 | ±15 |
| DE † | 38% | 30% | 23% | 3% | 7% | 56 | ±17 |
| FL | 28% | 27% | 28% | 8% | 10% | 1015 | ±5 |
| GA | 40% | 24% | 23% | 7% | 5% | 564 | ±6 |
| HI | 22% | 35% | 31% | 11% | 2% | 110 | ±13 |
| IA † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | ±25 |
| ID † | 4% | 21% | 29% | 8% | 38% | 35 | ±21 |
| IL | 35% | 26% | 25% | 7% | 7% | 519 | ±7 |
| IN | 26% | 34% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 175 | ±12 |
| KS † | 34% | 18% | 18% | 12% | 18% | 51 | ±17 |
| KY † | 26% | 40% | 25% | 2% | 7% | 78 | ±15 |
| LA | 44% | 22% | 19% | 4% | 12% | 162 | ±13 |
| MA | 28% | 37% | 24% | 2% | 8% | 176 | ±10 |
| MD | 39% | 33% | 18% | 7% | 3% | 308 | ±8 |
| ME † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | ±30 |
| MI | 36% | 29% | 23% | 5% | 7% | 308 | ±9 |
| MN † | 26% | 31% | 30% | 6% | 6% | 107 | ±15 |
| MO | 32% | 34% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 189 | ±11 |
| MS † | 40% | 27% | 25% | 4% | 4% | 117 | ±14 |
| MT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | ±25 |
| NC | 41% | 24% | 22% | 5% | 8% | 422 | ±8 |
| ND † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | ±40 |
| NE † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | ±24 |
| NH † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | ±26 |
| NJ | 30% | 27% | 29% | 6% | 7% | 379 | ±8 |
| NM | 22% | 21% | 30% | 16% | 11% | 126 | ±13 |
| NV | 34% | 26% | 21% | 8% | 11% | 173 | ±11 |
| NY | 36% | 33% | 23% | 5% | 4% | 868 | ±6 |
| OH | 26% | 32% | 25% | 6% | 12% | 342 | ±9 |
| OK † | 29% | 12% | 30% | 14% | 16% | 107 | ±15 |
| OR † | 29% | 35% | 21% | 9% | 6% | 130 | ±14 |
| PA | 30% | 32% | 24% | 7% | 6% | 393 | ±8 |
| RI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | ±22 |
| SC | 38% | 28% | 16% | 6% | 12% | 249 | ±11 |
| SD † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | ±33 |
| TN † | 37% | 25% | 26% | 7% | 5% | 178 | ±14 |
| TX | 30% | 26% | 26% | 6% | 11% | 1335 | ±4 |
| UT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | ±24 |
| VA | 33% | 32% | 23% | 6% | 6% | 384 | ±8 |
| VT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | ±31 |
| WA | 29% | 22% | 28% | 7% | 13% | 233 | ±9 |
| WI | 24% | 41% | 14% | 5% | 16% | 114 | ±13 |
| WV † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | ±33 |
| WY † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | ±33 |