SCOTUS poll: Where Democrats and Republicans stand on race-based college admissions

SCOTUS poll: Where Democrats and Republicans stand on race-based college admissions
By: Posted On: December 01, 2022 Views: 43

A majority of Republicans do not approve of colleges admitting students based on race, while 31% of Democrats believe that colleges should factor in an applicant's race when making admission decisions, according to a poll.A Marquette Law School national survey on potential Supreme Court decisions asked Americans if they support or oppose a rule that colleges may use race as a factor when deciding which applicants to admit. The poll found 41% of Americans favor the Supreme Court banning race-based college admissions.According to the poll, 32% of "strong" Democratic respondents think that colleges and universities should use race as a factor when deciding which students to admit, while only 27% favor a Supreme Court ruling saying colleges cannot factor in race when making admission decisions. Among all Democratic respondents, 31% approve of the rule and 22% oppose the possible decision.Among "strong" Republicans, 55% favor the Supreme Court opposing the use of race when colleges consider ...

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