African American Research Collaborative

View the United Negro College Fund Poll on Student Loan Debt in the United States.

Understanding and Communicating Black Political Action

We are a collaborative of pollsters, scholars, researchers and commentators committed to bringing an accurate understanding of African American civic engagement to the public discourse.

The number one issue all around the country is inflation. To see [housing] basically tied with inflation in the state for Black folks is really striking … Generally, we see a significant drop-off, with inflation at the top.

- Henry Fernandez

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By The Numbers

63%

of Americans believe our democracy is in trouble and may cease to exist in the next 10 years.

View our joint Midterm Election Voter Poll. ›
39%

of African Americans would take a COVID-19 vaccine annually.

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64%

of African Americans believe they are less likely than Whites to be offered COVID-19 testing.

View our African American Battleground Poll for American University ›
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