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Suppose there is a community-wide vote on the general housing issue. There are two possible laws to vote on: One law says that a homeowner can decide whom to sell his house to, even if that homeowner prefers not to sell to someone because of their race or color. The second law says that a homeowner cannot refuse to sell to someone because of their race or color. Which law would you vote for?
Vote on open housing law, no volunteered option on web · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2024 · 3,210 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | First law | Neither (phone mode only: volunteered) | Second law | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 20% | – | 80% | 660 | ±5 | |
| Northeast † |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 660 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 563 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,987 |
| 11% |
| – |
| 89% |
| 98 |
| ±14 |
| Midwest | 17% | – | 83% | 165 | ±11 |
| South | 22% | – | 78% | 266 | ±8 |
| West | 22% | – | 78% | 131 | ±12 |
General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.