Table 4. Beliefs concerning race and ethnicity and American society, by study group.
| Statement | Republicans | Non-Republicans | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGA Republicans* | Strong Republicans | Other Republicans | ||||||
| Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) | Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) | Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) | Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
| White people benefit from advantages in society that Black people do not have. | ||||||||
| Do not agree | 861 | 76.0 (73.2, 78.9) | 422 | 66.6 (62.7, 70.6) | 742 | 46.2 (43.5, 48.9) | 437 | 11.1 (10.0, 12.2) |
| Somewhat agree | 200 | 17.5 (15.0, 20.0) | 180 | 26.4 (22.7, 30.0) | 564 | 35.6 (33.0, 38.3) | 1056 | 26.3 (24.7, 27.8) |
| Strongly or very strongly agree | 58 | 6.5 (4.7, 8.2) | 36 | 7.0 (4.6, 9.4) | 262 | 18.2 (16.0, 20.4) | 2410 | 62.6 (60.9, 64.3) |
| Straight white men hold far too much power in America. | ||||||||
| Do not agree | 877 | 75.4 (72.4, 78.4) | 522 | 80.4 (76.8, 83.9) | 987 | 59.9 (57.1, 62.6) | 786 | 19.5 (18.1, 20.9) |
| Somewhat agree | 168 | 16.6 (14.0, 19.2) | 85 | 13.6 (10.6, 16.6) | 388 | 25.7 (23.2, 28.1) | 1223 | 30.3 (28.7, 32.0) |
| Strongly or very strongly agree | 73 | 8.0 (6.2, 9.9) | 32 | 6.0 (3.7, 8.3) | 189 | 14.5 (12.4, 16.5) | 1889 | 50.1 (48.4, 51.9) |
| Discrimination against whites is as big a problem as discrimination against Blacks and other minorities. | ||||||||
| Do not agree | 69 | 6.4 (4.8, 8.0) | 114 | 18.1 (14.8, 21.3) | 484 | 31.3 (28.7, 33.8) | 2903 | 73.5 (71.9, 75.1) |
| Somewhat agree | 247 | 22.0 (19.3, 24.6) | 244 | 37.9 (33.8, 41.9) | 565 | 35.4 (32.8, 38.1) | 610 | 15.9 (14.6, 17.2) |
| Strongly or very strongly agree | 806 | 71.6 (68.7, 74.5) | 280 | 44.1 (39.9, 48.3) | 518 | 33.3 (30.7, 35.9) | 392 | 10.6 (9.5, 11.8) |
| Having more Black Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans is good for the country. | ||||||||
| Do not agree | 488 | 42.4 (39.2, 45.6) | 218 | 32.3 (28.5, 36.2) | 396 | 23.3 (21.1, 25.5) | 362 | 9.3 (8.3, 10.4) |
| Somewhat agree | 418 | 37.5 (34.3, 40.6) | 294 | 46.1 (41.9, 50.3) | 685 | 43.6 (40.9, 46.4) | 1114 | 28.0 (26.4, 29.6) |
| Strongly or very strongly agree | 196 | 20.1 (17.3, 23.0) | 118 | 21.6 (17.9, 25.3) | 472 | 33.1 (30.4, 35.7) | 2406 | 62.7 (61.0, 64.4) |
| In America, native-born white people are being replaced by immigrants. | ||||||||
| Do not agree | 180 | 17.1 (14.6, 19.6) | 216 | 35.3 (31.2, 39.4) | 738 | 49.6 (46.9, 52.4) | 3028 | 76.5 (74.9, 78.0) |
| Somewhat agree | 355 | 31.9 (28.9, 34.9) | 274 | 41.6 (37.4, 45.7) | 594 | 36.0 (33.4, 38.6) | 635 | 16.5 (15.2, 17.9) |
| Strongly or very strongly agree | 582 | 51.0 (47.8, 54.3) | 149 | 23.1 (19.6, 26.7) | 235 | 14.4 (12.5, 16.3) | 238 | 7.0 (6.0, 8.0) |
* Denotes self-identified Republicans who voted for Donald Trump in 2020 and agreed strongly or very strongly with the statement that “the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, and Joe Biden is an illegitimate president.”