According to a survey conducted in 2023, the majority of Democrat and Republican respondents considered creating a petition as an acceptable form of protest in the United States, at 83 and 92 percent respectively. In comparison, only three percent of Republicans and 12 percent of Democrats agreed that rioting was an acceptable form of protest in that year.
Share of Americans who consider various forms of protest as always or usually acceptable in the United States in 2023, by political party
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YouGov. (October 11, 2023). Share of Americans who consider various forms of protest as always or usually acceptable in the United States in 2023, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484219/us-opinion-on-acceptable-forms-of-protest-by-party/
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YouGov. (2023). Share of Americans who consider various forms of protest as always or usually acceptable in the United States in 2023, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484219/us-opinion-on-acceptable-forms-of-protest-by-party/
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Share of Americans who consider various forms of protest as always or usually acceptable in the United States in 2023, by political party [Graph], YouGov, October 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484219/us-opinion-on-acceptable-forms-of-protest-by-party/
