# Most Americans trust Black people to treat them fairly

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/most-americans-trust-black-people-to-treat-them-fairly/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Most Americans (64%) say they trust that Black people will treat them fairly, including 24% who hold that view most strongly, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

About one-in-five (20%) take a middle position, while 16% express distrust, including 4% who most strongly disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: In general, I trust that Black people will treat me fairly.

Most Americans trust Black people to treat them fairly.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 7 (strongly agree): 24.2%
- 6: 20.3%
- 4: 19.7%
- 5: 19.7%
- 3: 9.2%
- 1 (strongly disagree): 3.7%
- 2: 3.2%

## 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): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- 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-5.11](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.11)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.11](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.11)