Half would be less likely to vote for a candidate who made a racist remark privately
Core finding
Told that a congressional candidate had privately made a remark that could be read as racist, half of Americans (51%) say they would be less likely to vote for that person, an April 2023 Verasight survey finds.
Just over four-in-ten (42%) say it would make no difference given everything else they know about the candidate, and 7% say they would be more likely to support them.
Topline distribution
Half would be less likely to vote for a candidate who made a racist remark privately.
How would you change your likelihood to vote for a candidate for Congress if it emerges that they made a remark that could be interpreted as racist during a private conversation?
n = 1,000 · Apr 19–27, 2023 · MoE ±3.6%
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 who completed both waves of the survey |
| Field dates | Apr 19–27, 2023 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.6% |
| Module | MPSA 2023 Omnibus Survey #2023-032 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-mpsa-2023.tiiny.co
How would you change your likelihood to vote for a candidate for Congress if it emerges that they made a remark that could be interpreted as racist during a private conversation?
Cite this question
MPSA 2023 Omnibus Survey #2023-032, fielded April 19-27, 2023, N=1,000 United States adults who completed both waves of the survey, +/- 3.6%.