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U.S. Constitution ‘Racist’ and ‘Sexist,’ Most Democrats Believe

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Survey of 1,025 Likely Voters by Rasmussen Reports, LLC and the Heartland Institute

July 6-7, 2022

 

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the U.S. Constitution?

58% very favorable

24% somewhat favorable

10% somewhat unfavorable

4% very unfavorable

5% not sure

 

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement?: “The U.S. Constitution is a document rooted in racism.”

15% strongly agree

20% somewhat agree

16% somewhat disagree

44% strongly disagree

5% not sure

 

 

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement?: “The U.S. Constitution is a sexist document that gives men advantages over women.”

17% strongly agree

24% somewhat agree

14% somewhat disagree

42% strongly disagree

4% not sure

 

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement?: “The U.S. Constitution should be mostly or completely rewritten.”

12% strongly agree

19% somewhat agree

14% somewhat disagree

49% strongly disagree

6% not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence