When the sample is segmented by political party, Democrats believe patriotism, religion, and having children are significantly less important than do Republicans. On the other hand, the views of Ds and Rs, and of the young and old, don't much differ on the importance of hard work, financial security, tolerance for others, and self-fulfillment.
Here's a revealing factoid:
Americans also express some ambivalence about “changes in American society and the country becoming more diverse and tolerant of different lifestyles, languages, cultures and races.”People don't really know what is happening with race relations, the poll shows. On the one hand:
Forty percent call those changes a step forward, while 14 percent call them a step backward. The remainder — 43 percent — say those changes are “some of both.”
Sixty-one percent of Republicans, 44 percent of independents, and 27 percent of Democrats expressed those mixed feelings.
Six-in-ten describe either a lot or some tension between people of different races in their state. The same share — 60 percent — say that race relations in the United States are bad, although that’s down from 70 percent in 2017 and a high of 74 percent in summer 2016.While on the other hand:
More than half — 56 percent — say that race relations have gotten worse since Trump became president. Another 33 percent say race relations have stayed about the same, while 10 percent say they have improved.So ... the percentage saying race relations are bad has dropped since Trump ran for president from 74% to 60% yet a majority say "race relations have gotten worse since Trump became president." One of these two beliefs is erroneous.
Presumably, the 10% who say race relations improved have it right. The 89% who believe race relations are the same or worse are wrong.
