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.
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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 August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484219/us-opinion-on-acceptable-forms-of-protest-by-party/
YouGov. "Share of Americans who consider various forms of protest as always or usually acceptable in the United States in 2023, by political party." Chart. October 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484219/us-opinion-on-acceptable-forms-of-protest-by-party/
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: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484219/us-opinion-on-acceptable-forms-of-protest-by-party/
YouGov. "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., 11 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484219/us-opinion-on-acceptable-forms-of-protest-by-party/
YouGov, Share of Americans who consider various forms of protest as always or usually acceptable in the United States in 2023, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484219/us-opinion-on-acceptable-forms-of-protest-by-party/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
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/