Nearly a Third of Voters Favor Reparations for Slavery
Support for reparations payments to the descendants of slaves has decreased and, even among voters who favor reparations, many doubt that Congress would pass such a measure.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 31% of Likely U.S. Voters support taxpayer-funded reparation payments to the descendants of American slaves, including 15% who Strongly Support reparations. Fifty-four percent (54%) are opposed, including 41% who Strongly Oppose reparations payments, while 14% are not sure. In our December 2022 survey, 38% supported reparations. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 880 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on February 8 and 11-12, 2024 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research.
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