The Berkeley Institute of Government Studies polled 6,030 registered California voters nationwide. The polling was done in late August.
Altogether, 28% of the state favors cash reparations payments to Blacks, and 59% opposes. Of this, only 11% strongly favor cash payments, and 44% strongly oppose them.
Only 7% of Whites, 8% of Asians, and 9% of Latinos responded that they strongly support cash payments. However, 51% of Blacks said they strongly support cash payments.
Would you say that the state of California is doing too much, too little, or about the right amount to ensure that Black residents have a fair chance to succeed?
| Whites | Latino | Black | Asians | ||
| Too Much | 22% | 25% | 3% | 23% | |
| Too litte | 25% | 30% | 73% | 21% | |
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About the right amount
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27% | 25% | 13% | 29% | |
| No opinion | 25% | 20% | 11% | 27% |
How much, if at all, do you think the legacy of slavery affects the position of Black people in California today?
| Whites | Latino | Black | Asians | ||
| A great deal | 24% | 24% | 72% | 22% | |
| Some | 21% | 21% | 13% | 23% | |
| A little | 15% | 10% | 6% | 16% | |
| Not at all | 33% | 32% | 7% | 27% | |
| No Opinion | 7% | 12% | 2% | 12% |
One of the Reparations Task Force’s recommendations calls for the state government to make cash payments to the descendants of enslaved Blacks depending on how many years a person has lived in California. Do you favor or oppose this recommendation?
| Whites | Latino | Black | Asians | ||
| Favor strongly | 7% | 9% | 51% | 8% | |
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Favor somewhat
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18% | 15% | 25% | 15% | |
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Oppose somewhat
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14% | 16% | 6% | 20% | |
| Oppose strongly | 51% | 43% | 10% | 39% | |
| No Opinion | 10% | 16% | 8% | 18% |
