Americans doubt they could reliably spot a high- or low-racial-bias place
Core finding
Americans are lukewarm about their own ability to tell whether a place is high in anti-Black racial bias: the single largest share (31%) say they would be neither good nor bad at it, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.
A 58% majority say they would be at least somewhat good at determining racial bias, but that includes just 13% who say very good. Far fewer (11%) say they would be at least somewhat bad, including 2% who say very bad.
Topline distribution
Americans doubt they could reliably spot a high- or low-racial-bias place.
How well do you think you would be able to determine if a place is high in anti-Black racial bias?
n = 512 · May 11, 2026 · MoE ±4.6%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | May 11, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 512 |
| Margin of error | ±4.6% |
| Module | daily_life |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26
How well do you think you would be able to determine if a place is high in anti-Black racial bias?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=512 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.6%.