A slim majority are unlikely to protest local immigration enforcement
Core finding
Faced with the prospect of immigration enforcement in their own community, more Americans would stay home than take to the streets. A slim majority (51%) say they are unlikely to protest if ICE or Border Patrol conducted enforcement locally, including 41% who are very unlikely, according to a March 2026 Verasight survey.
More than a quarter (27%) say they are likely to protest, including 14% who are very likely, while 21% are neither likely nor unlikely and 1% give another answer.
Topline scale
A slim majority are unlikely to protest local immigration enforcement.
If ICE or Border Patrol were to conduct immigration enforcement in your community, how likely or unlikely are you to participate in a protest against their actions?
n = 1,000 · Mar 6–16, 2026 · 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 | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Mar 6–16, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | Module 5: Health, Community, & Personal Values |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044
If ICE or Border Patrol were to conduct immigration enforcement in your community, how likely or unlikely are you to participate in a protest against their actions?
Cite this question
Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.