Political actions that a minority of Americans believe justify the use of force

Percent of US adults who agree the use of force is justified to ...

Protect the voting rights of Black Americans

and other minorities

18.6%

Ensure members of Congress and other

government officials do the right thing

17.3

Restore the federal right to abortion

12.3

Prevent Trump from becoming president

11.6

Prevent the teaching of CRT in schools

9.3

Preserve the rights of whites

8.5

Prevent prosecution of Trump

7.0

Protect the voting rights of Black Americans

and other minorities

18.6%

Ensure members of Congress and other government

officials do the right thing

17.3

Restore the federal right to abortion

12.3

Prevent Donald Trump from becoming president

11.6

Prevent the teaching of CRT in schools

9.3

Preserve the rights of whites

8.5

Prevent prosecution of Trump

7.0

Protect the voting rights of Black Americans

and other minorities

18.6%

Ensure members of Congress and other government

officials do the right thing

17.3

Restore the federal right to abortion

12.3

Prevent Donald Trump from becoming president

11.6

Prevent the teaching of CRT in schools

9.3

Preserve the rights of whites

8.5

Prevent prosecution of Trump

7.0

Protect the voting rights of Black Americans

and other minorities

18.6%

Ensure members of Congress and other government

officials do the right thing

17.3

Restore the federal right to abortion

12.3

Prevent Donald Trump from becoming president

11.6

Prevent the teaching of CRT in schools

9.3

Preserve the rights of whites

8.5

Prevent prosecution of Trump

7.0

Protect the voting rights of Black Americans

and other minorities

18.6%

Ensure members of Congress and other government

officials do the right thing

17.3

Restore the federal right to abortion

12.3

Prevent Donald Trump from becoming president

11.6

Prevent the teaching of CRT in schools

9.3

Preserve the rights of whites

8.5

Prevent prosecution of Trump

7.0

Protect the voting rights of Black Americans

and other minorities

18.6%

Ensure members of Congress and other government

officials do the right thing

17.3

Restore the federal right to abortion

12.3

Prevent Donald Trump from becoming president

11.6

Prevent the teaching of CRT in schools

9.3

Preserve the rights of whites

8.5

Prevent prosecution of Trump

7.0

Guardian graphic. Source: CPOST/NORC Nationally Representative Survey on Understanding Support for Political Violence in America. Note: Survey of 3,543 US adults in June 2023. ±2.3 percentage points margin of error.