{"id":38596,"date":"2023-06-14T13:55:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T18:55:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:55:00","slug":"support-for-the-black-lives-matter-movement-has-dropped-considerably-from-its-peak-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2023\/06\/14\/support-for-the-black-lives-matter-movement-has-dropped-considerably-from-its-peak-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Has Dropped Considerably From Its Peak in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"877d5f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #877d5f;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/ST_2023.06.14_BLM-Support_feature-jpg.webp?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/ST_2023.06.14_BLM-Support_feature-jpg.webp?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/ST_2023.06.14_BLM-Support_feature-jpg.webp?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/ST_2023.06.14_BLM-Support_feature-jpg.webp?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/ST_2023.06.14_BLM-Support_feature-jpg.webp?resize=1280,720 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/ST_2023.06.14_BLM-Support_feature-jpg.webp?w=640\" alt=\"A Black Lives Matter mural painted on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York City, in June 2020. (John Lamparski\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-46729 not-transparent\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Black Lives Matter mural painted on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York City, in June 2020. (John Lamparski\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand Americans\u2019 views of the Black Lives Matter movement, videos of police violence against Black people and the treatment of Black people in the United States 10 years after the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag first appeared on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This analysis is based on a survey of 5,073 U.S. adults conducted April 10-16, 2023. Everyone who took part is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. Address-based sampling ensures that nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/u-s-survey-research\/american-trends-panel\/\">ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>. Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/ST_2023.06.14_BLM-Support_Topline.pdf\">the questions used for this report<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2023\/06\/14\/support-for-blm-methodology\/\">report\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"terminology\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;terminology&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>Terminology<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">References to White, Black and Asian adults include those who are not Hispanic and identify as only one race. Hispanics are of any race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All references to party affiliation include those who lean toward that party. Republicans include those who identify as Republicans and independents who say they lean toward the Republican Party. Democrats include those who identify as Democrats and independents who say they lean toward the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten years after the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2016\/08\/15\/the-hashtag-blacklivesmatter-emerges-social-activism-on-twitter\/\">#BlackLivesMatter hashtag first appeared on Twitter<\/a>, about half of U.S. adults (51%) say they support the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Three years ago, following the murder of George Floyd, two-thirds expressed support for the movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2023\/06\/14\/support-for-the-black-lives-matter-movement-has-dropped-considerably-from-its-peak-in-2020\/st_2023-06-14_blm-support_00_01-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-46723\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f4f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f4f3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/st_2023-06-14_blm-support_00_01.png?resize=480,457 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/st_2023-06-14_blm-support_00_01.png?resize=782,745 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/st_2023-06-14_blm-support_00_01.png?resize=840,800 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"400\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/st_2023-06-14_blm-support_00_01.png?w=420\" alt=\"A line chart showing that support for the Black Lives Matter movement is down from a year ago.\" class=\"wp-image-46723 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In assessing the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, 32% say it\u2019s been highly effective at bringing attention to racism against Black people. Smaller shares say the same about increasing police accountability (14%), improving the lives of Black people (8%) and improving race relations (7%). Overall, 31% of Americans say they understand the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement extremely or very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views of the Black Lives Matter movement vary by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Race and ethnicity: <\/strong>81% of Black adults say they support the movement, compared with 63% of Asian adults, 61% of Hispanic adults and 42% of White adults. White adults are more likely than those in other racial and ethnic groups to describe the movement as <em>divisive<\/em> and <em>dangerous <\/em>(about four-in-ten White adults do so, compared with 30% or fewer among the other groups), and they are the least likely to describe it as <em>empowering<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 64% of adults ages 18 to 29 support the movement, compared with 52% of those 30 to 49, 46% of those 50 to 64 and 41% of those 65 and older. Some 41% of young adults (ages 18 to 29) say <em>empowering<\/em> describes the movement extremely or very well and 27% say the same about <em>inclusive<\/em>, larger than the share of adults ages 30 and older who say those words describe the movement well. And while 49% of young adults say the movement has been highly effective at bringing attention to racism, 32% of those ages 30 to 49, 27% of those 50 to 64 and 22% of those 65 and older say this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Partisanship:<\/strong> 84% of Democrats and Democratic leaners support the movement, while 82% of Republicans and Republican leaners oppose it. Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say the words <em>empowering <\/em>(42% vs. 11%) and <em>inclusive <\/em>(27% vs. 11%) describe the movement extremely or very well. Republicans, in turn, are more likely than Democrats to say the words <em>dangerous <\/em>(59% vs. 9%) and <em>divisive<\/em> (54% vs. 19%) describe the movement well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-style-callout is-style-300-wide has-beige-background-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jump-to\">Jump to: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"has-sans-serif-font-family wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2023\/06\/14\/views-on-the-black-lives-matter-movement\/\">Views of the Black Lives Matter movement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2023\/06\/14\/the-impact-of-videos-of-police-violence-against-black-people\/\">The impact of videos of police violence against Black people<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2023\/06\/14\/views-of-the-treatment-of-black-people-in-america\/\">Views of the treatment of Black people in America<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nationally representative survey of 5,073 U.S. adults was conducted April 10-16, 2023, using the Center\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>.[1. For details, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2023\/06\/14\/support-for-blm-methodology\/\">Methodology section<\/a> of the report.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Additional key findings from the survey:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The vast majority of Americans say they have personally watched videos of police violence against Black people in the news, on social media or in some other way. <\/strong>Roughly nine-in-ten Americans (88%) say they have seen these videos. This includes large majorities across age, racial, ethnic and partisan groups.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Americans have mixed views of the impact of videos of police violence against Black people being widely shared. <\/strong>Some 45% say these videos being widely shared in the news or on social media is a good thing, while 29% say it\u2019s a bad thing and 24% say it\u2019s neither good nor bad. Most (63%) say these videos being widely shared makes it easier to hold police officers accountable. At the same time, 54% say it makes it <em>harder<\/em> for police officers to do their jobs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Among those who have watched videos of police violence against Black people, 60% say this has had a negative impact on their trust in the police.<\/strong> Smaller but sizable shares say this has had a negative impact on their sense of safety (48%) and their mental health (45%). Most Black adults who have seen these videos say this has had a negative impact on their mental health (63%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A majority of Americans say the increased focus on issues of race and racial inequality in the past three years hasn\u2019t led to changes that have improved the lives of Black people. <\/strong>Four-in-ten say the increased focus on these issues has led to meaningful change. The public was more divided three years ago: 46% believed the focus on these issues sparked by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/george-floyd.html\">murder of George Floyd<\/a> would not lead to meaningful change, while 52% of Americans thought it would.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Two-thirds of Americans say Black people are treated less fairly than White people in dealing with the police.<\/strong> Smaller but sizable shares say Black people are treated less fairly when applying for a loan or mortgage (50%), in hiring, pay and promotions (50%), when seeking medical treatment (44%), in stores or restaurants (41%), and when voting in elections (37%). Americans\u2019 views on this have not changed much since <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/\">we last asked them in 2020<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A majority of Americans (57%) say being Black hurts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead in the U.S. these days.<\/strong> Americans are also more likely to say being Hispanic or Asian hurts rather than helps a person\u2019s ability to get ahead. In turn, 60% say being White <em>helps <\/em>a person\u2019s ability to get ahead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like views of the Black Lives Matter movement, attitudes about videos of police violence against Black people being widely shared and the treatment of Black people in the U.S. often vary by race, ethnicity and partisanship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, 51% of U.S. adults say they support the Black Lives Matter movement \u2013 down from 67% in June 2020. 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