Q1. April 4, 2018 is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Please rate the relative impact King had on the history (and future) of the United States.
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Very much for the better
65%
65%
66%
58%
65%
74%
88%
72%
56%
65%
Somewhat for the better
27%
28%
26%
30%
29%
22%
11%
24%
32%
27%
Not much impact either way
3%
5%
1%
4%
3%
1%
0%
1%
5%
3%
Somewhat for the worse
2%
1%
2%
4%
1%
0%
0%
0%
3%
2%
Very much for the worse
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Don't know enough to say
1%
0%
2%
2%
0%
2%
0%
1%
1%
1%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Q2. In 1963 King's approval/disapproval was 41/37. By 1966 it had dropped to 33/63 (some say because he shifted his attention from civil rights in the south to the north, addressing segregation and poverty, and turned vocally against the Vietnam War). Today it is roughly 94/4. Which do you think had the greatest impact on his change in popularity from 1966 to today?
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
The proven effectiveness of his methods over time
17%
17%
18%
16%
8%
29%
17%
6%
25%
17%
The manner of his death
10%
15%
4%
10%
8%
10%
0%
14%
8%
10%
Changing attitudes towards African Americans
21%
23%
18%
15%
28%
17%
12%
25%
19%
21%
More widespread/informed knowledge of his work
24%
26%
23%
13%
26%
34%
57%
18%
22%
24%
People are always more sympathetic to the deceased
23%
15%
31%
39%
22%
6%
11%
27%
23%
23%
Other
0%
1%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
Don't know
2%
1%
3%
2%
4%
0%
0%
6%
0%
2%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Q3. Do you live within 20 miles of a public property (street, school, park, etc...) named after Martin Luther King Jr?
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Yes
44%
40%
48%
50%
27%
58%
24%
46%
46%
44%
I think so
12%
16%
8%
10%
15%
10%
44%
12%
5%
12%
I don't think so
10%
7%
13%
8%
14%
7%
5%
16%
6%
10%
No
28%
26%
29%
22%
41%
17%
12%
21%
35%
28%
I don't know
5%
9%
0%
8%
1%
6%
11%
3%
5%
5%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
According to one researcher there are 900 streets named after King in the US (including Puerto Rico)
According to one researcher there are 900 streets named after King in the US (including Puerto Rico)
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