# Most Americans don't tie their own fate to others of their race

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/most-americans-dont-tie-their-own-fate-to-others-of-their-race/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 491 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026, most Americans (57%) say what happens to other people of their race won't have much to do with what happens in their own life.

The remaining 43% think it will.

## Topline

Do you think what happens generally to people of the same race as you will have something to do with what happens in your life?

Most Americans don't tie their own fate to others of their race.

- No: 56.7%
- Yes: 43.3%

## 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: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 491
- Margin of error: +/- 4.7%
- Module: society
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.19](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.19)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=491 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.7%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.19](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.19)