Poll Shows Support for Black Lives Matter Has Dropped

A Pew Research Center survey shows support for the Black Lives Matter movement is beginning to dwindle. Currently, 55% of the US adults still show support for the movement, compared to 67% in June amid nationwide demonstrations. The percent of people who strongly support Black Lives Matter is 29%, which has declined from 38% since the shooting of Jacob Blake’s death.

Support for the Movement Drops

The decreased support for the Black Lives Matter movement is particularly high among White and Hispanic adults. 60% of White adults supported the movement in June, and now they are less than 45%. 

Since June, the percentage of Hispanic adults who supported the movement has dropped from 77% to 11%. At the same time, the support for Black Lives Matter among Black and Asian people has remained the same (87%), while Black adults’ strong support has declined to 62%.

According to the polls, the partisan divide supporting the movement has widened even more. Two-in-ten Republicans (19%) support Black Lives Matter to some extent now, which is down from four-in-ten in June. The percent of Democrats who support the movement has mostly stayed the same(88%).

When it comes to white adults, the partisan gap is similar. About 88% of White Democrats show some support for Black Lives Matter, compared with 16% of white Republicans. At the same time, 51% of White Democrats show strong support for the movement, while among the White Republicans the percent is only 2%.