Just 33% Want Race Based Districts

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• Just 33% of voters say that states should be able to draw the maps for racial majorities to ensure that racial minorities make up the majority of voters within certain districts.
  • Forty-five percent (45%) disagree.
  • One in 5 (21%) are not sure.
  • Almost half (49%) of black voters say states should be able to draw maps to ensure racial minorities make up the majority in certain districts, and 52% of Hispanic voters agree.
  • Democrats are split, with 39% who say states should be able to draw maps for racial minority makeup, 38% who disagree, and 23% who are not sure.
  • Republicans disagree by a 54% to 28% margin. The majority believes that states should not be able to draw congressional maps in regard to race.
• A large majority (75%) says it is possible for a black candidate to be elected to Congress in a majority white district.
  • More Republicans (83%) than Democrats (67%) agree on this possibility.
  • Just 49% of black voters believe it would be possible for a black candidate to be elected in a white district.
• If a black Republican was running against a white Democrat in a Republican-leaning district with mostly white voters, 45% say that the black candidate would be most likely to win.
  • One third (34%) disagree and say the white candidate would win.
  • Sixty-eight percent (58%) of Republicans say the black Republican would win.
  • Fifty-five percent (55%) of Democrats say the white Democrat would win.
  • A plurality (45%) of black voters say the white Democrat would win, and 37% say the black Republican would win.
  • More men (57%) than women (34%) say the black Republican would win.
• Almost two thirds (64%) say it is better to draw congressional districts on a geographical basis, (ensuring that, as much as possible, cities and counties are not divided up) than to draw them to ensure that some are controlled by racial and other minority groups.
  • Just 19% disagree and say it’s better to draw districts so that some are controlled by racial or other minority groups.
  • The parties are fairly aligned on this: 61% of Republicans and 68% of Democrats say it’s better to draw districts on a geographical basis.
  • An overwhelming majority (79%) of postgraduates also agree that it’s better to draw districts based on geography (not racial or other groups).

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, May 5-6, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.