Who faces the most discrimination in the US? It depends on whom you ask, poll finds

Democrats said certain groups of Americans faced discrimination at higher rates overall than Republicans did, according to a poll. Photo from Kelly Sikkema, UnSplash

By Natalie Demaree

A majority of Americans said discrimination in the United States is felt by several groups, but perceptions on which groups face it the most vary widely by partisanship, a poll found.

In general, Democrats said there was more discrimination overall when compared to Republicans, according to a survey by Pew Research Center released May 20.

The poll of 3,589 U.S. adults was taken from April 7 to April 13 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points, researchers said.

Republicans were more likely than Democrats to say discrimination is felt among white people, evangelical Christians, men and religious people, the poll found.

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