An ABC News/Washington Post poll released this week found that 38 percent of Trump supporters believe minorities have too much influence in society, while only9 percent of Hillary Clinton supporters feel that way. In fact, 67percent of Clinton supporters feelminorities have too little influence, something only 17 percent of Trump supporters think.
For the poll, respondents were asked “whether you think [each group] has too (much) influence in the country these days, too (little) influence, or about the right amount.”
Women | Men | Whites | Minorities | |
Trump supporters | ||||
Too much | 8% | 20 | 8 | 38 |
About right | 69 | 68 | 64 | 38 |
Too little | 21 | 8 | 21 | 17 |
Women | Men | Whites | Minorities | |
Clinton supporters | ||||
Too much | 6 | 50 | 53 | 9 |
About right | 35 | 37 | 37 | 21 |
Too little | 58 | 10 | 7 | 67 |
The beliefs of Trump supporters persist despite statistics that show otherwise. According to a recent report released by the U.S. Census whites make, on average, a higher salary than Blacks or Hispanics. And men continue to fare better than women.