Brexit votes in the UK by ethnicity 2016

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 24, 2016
In the Brexit referendum of 2016, 53 percent of white adults voted to leave the European Union, compared with 73 percent of black adults. Remain won the highest share of votes in every ethnic group, with the exception of people who identified as being white.

Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by ethnicity

CharacteristicRemainLeave
White 47% 53%
Mixed 67% 33%
Asian 67% 33%
Black 73% 27%
Chinese 70% 30%
Other 65% 35%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents47%47%67%67%67%67%73%73%70%70%65%65%53%53%33%33%33%33%27%27%30%30%35%35%RemainLeaveWhiteMixedAsianBlackChineseOther
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June 2016

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

June 23, 2016

Number of respondents

12,369 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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