Most Americans have no firm view on whether people like them face oppression
Core finding
Americans divide almost evenly on whether people who share their racial, gender, religious, or sexual identities face significant oppression in society, with 34% agreeing and 30% disagreeing, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025.
The single largest share, 36%, neither agrees nor disagrees. Conviction runs even at the extremes, with strong agreement and strong disagreement at 12% each.
Topline scale
Most Americans have no firm view on whether people like them face oppression.
Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Individuals who share my social identities (race/ethnicity; gender; sexual orientation; religion) experience significant oppression in our society.
n = 1,000 · Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | health |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co
Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Individuals who share my social identities (race/ethnicity; gender; sexual orientation; religion) experience significant oppression in our society.
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.