ABC Poll: 52% Back SCOTUS On Affirmative Action

July 2, 2023 Education, Politics

On Thursday, the Supreme Court set new limits on affirmative action programs in cases involving whether public and private colleges and universities can continue to use race as one factor among many in student admissions. A little more than half of Americans – 52% — approve of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on restricting the use of race as a factor in college admissions, while 32% disapprove and 16% saying they don’t know.

A majority of Republicans (75%) and independents (58%) approve of the ruling, while a distinct minority of Democrats approve (26%). Most white people (60%) and Asian people (58%) approve of the Supreme Court’s decision to limit the use of race in college admissions, while only 25% of Black people support the decision. Hispanic people are split, with 40% approving and 40% disapproving.

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NEW: 52% of Americans approve of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. A majority also see the court as driven more by politics than law, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/yhvygLDxeT

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