Americans Increasingly Polarized When It Comes To Racial Justice Protests, Poll Finds
More Americans support than oppose recent protests after the shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, according to an Ipsos poll. But sharp divisions are emerging along racial and political party lines.
As the nation continues to grapple with questions of racial justice, Americans are increasingly polarized, according to a new poll, with Republicans far less likely to support protests sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake than previous demonstrations.
More Americans support than oppose recent protests after the shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, according to the poll by the research firm Ipsos, provided exclusively to NPR.
But sharp divisions are emerging along racial and political party lines.
Two-thirds of Black respondents support the protests, compared to just over one-third of whites and
