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Our Racial Divide?Are we as different as we
think?Based on the 2011 USCA Political
Socialization StudyBob Botsch
Differences between white and black students on identities
Self-identification Whites Blacks
Liberal 20% 42%
Conservative
Democrat
Republican
Differences between white and black students on identities
Self-identification Whites Blacks
Liberal 20% 42%
Conservative 54% 12%
Democrat
Republican
Differences between white and black students on identities
Self-identification Whites Blacks
Liberal 20% 42%
Conservative 54% 12%
Democrat 15% 83%
Republican
Differences between white and black students on identities
Self-identification Whites Blacks
Liberal 20% 42%
Conservative 54% 12%
Democrat 15% 83%
Republican 64% 2%
Differences between white and black students on Issues
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot
Evolution
Gay Marriage
Abortion
Global Warming
Tax Wealthy
Health Care (cover all)
Social Security
Govt Spending
Book Censor (terrorism)
Confederate Flag
Differences between white and black students on Issues
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot 43% 44%
Evolution
Gay Marriage
Abortion
Global Warming
Tax Wealthy
Health Care (cover all)
Social Security
Govt Spending
Book Censor (terrorism)
Confederate Flag
Differences between white and black students on Issues
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot 43% 44%
Evolution 51% 55%
Gay Marriage
Abortion
Global Warming
Tax Wealthy
Health Care (cover all)
Social Security
Govt Spending
Book Censor (terrorism)
Confederate Flag
Differences between white and black students on Issues
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot 43% 44%
Evolution 51% 55%
Gay Marriage 50% 51%
Abortion
Global Warming
Tax Wealthy
Health Care (cover all)
Social Security
Govt Spending
Book Censor (terrorism)
Confederate Flag
Differences between white and black students on Issues
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot 43% 44%
Evolution 51% 55%
Gay Marriage 50% 51%
Abortion (lib-mod) 80% 92%
Global Warming
Tax Wealthy
Health Care (cover all)
Social Security
Govt Spending
Book Censor (terrorism)
Confederate Flag
Differences between white and black students on Issues
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot 43% 44%
Evolution 51% 55%
Gay Marriage 50% 51%
Abortion (lib-mod) 80% 92%
Global Warming 80% 88%
Tax Wealthy
Health Care (cover all)
Social Security
Govt Spending
Book Censor (terrorism)
Confederate Flag
Differences between white and black students on Issues
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot 43% 44%
Evolution 51% 55%
Gay Marriage 50% 51%
Abortion (lib-mod) 80% 92%
Global Warming 80% 88%
Tax Wealthy 58% 83%
Health Care (cover all)
Social Security
Govt Spending
Book Censor (terrorism)
Confederate Flag
Differences between white and black students on Issues
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot 43% 44%
Evolution 51% 55%
Gay Marriage 50% 51%
Abortion (lib-mod) 80% 92%
Global Warming 80% 88%
Tax Wealthy 58% 83%
Health Care (cover all) 61% 87%
Social Security
Govt Spending
Book Censor (terrorism)
Confederate Flag
Differences between white and black students on Issues
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot 43% 44%
Evolution 51% 55%
Gay Marriage 50% 51%
Abortion (lib-mod) 80% 92%
Global Warming 80% 88%
Tax Wealthy 58% 83%
Health Care (cover all) 61% 87%
Social Security 81% 88%
Govt Spending
Book Censor (terrorism)
Confederate Flag
Differences between white and black students on Issues
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot 43% 44%
Evolution 51% 55%
Gay Marriage 50% 51%
Abortion (lib-mod) 80% 92%
Global Warming 80% 88%
Tax Wealthy 58% 83%
Health Care (cover all) 61% 87%
Social Security 81% 88%
Govt Spending 57% 78%
Book Censor (terrorism)
Confederate Flag
Differences between white and black students on Issues
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot 43% 44%
Evolution 51% 55%
Gay Marriage 50% 51%
Abortion (lib-mod) 80% 92%
Global Warming 80% 88%
Tax Wealthy 58% 83%
Health Care (cover all) 61% 87%
Social Security 81% 88%
Govt Spending 57% 78%
Book Censor (terrorism) 52% 43%
Confederate Flag
Looking at all issues, where are we different?
Issue (% liberal) Whites Blacks Pot 43% 44%
Evolution 51% 55%
Gay Marriage 50% 51%
Abortion (lib-mod) 80% 92%
Global Warming 80% 88%
Tax Wealthy 58% 83%
Health Care (cover all) 61% 87%
Social Security 81% 88%
Govt Spending 57% 78%
Book Censor (terrorism) 52% 43%
Confederate Flag 19% 61%
Black/White Score on 0 to 11 score on compound measure over all issues
0-11 Liberal to Conservative
Scale on Issues
Whites Blacks
Score (5.5 is midpoint)
5.0 3.8
Questions that arise from this picture
• What divides us? Is it just the history of race?• Is it just labels we have inherited?• What does this mean
– for both political parties in SC? – for public policy in SC?– for role of government in the future of this state?
• Caveat--maybe no significance because other issues that divide the races are more important?
• Will we ever see that we have so much in common across the racial divide?
• Who benefits if we do not?
