Most Discriminated Group (June 2016)

Most Discriminated Group (June 2016)

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Muslims23%
Christians21%
African Americans14%
Transgender people12%
Gays and lesbians11%
Whites9%
Hispanics6%
Women3%
Men2%
Asians0%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Muslims27%26%17%
Christians4%14%40%
African Americans22%18%6%
Transgender people17%11%9%
Gays and lesbians16%7%7%
Whites1%11%13%
Hispanics8%5%4%
Women4%4%2%
Men0%4%2%
Asians0%0%0%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Muslims15%20%16%
Christians38%29%49%
African Americans4%8%5%
Transgender people12%9%6%
Gays and lesbians3%14%6%
Whites19%14%9%
Hispanics3%5%4%
Women1%1%3%
Men5%1%2%
Asians1%0%0%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Muslims34%26%24%
Christians1%9%1%
African Americans22%23%22%
Transgender people16%15%19%
Gays and lesbians18%11%19%
Whites2%0%2%
Hispanics2%7%11%
Women3%9%1%
Men0%0%1%
Asians1%0%0%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Muslims28%29%15%
Christians2%9%40%
African Americans18%21%6%
Transgender people26%10%8%
Gays and lesbians14%12%8%
Whites2%5%14%
Hispanics7%8%4%
Women3%5%2%
Men0%1%3%
Asians0%0%0%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Muslims13%20%8%
Christians26%40%52%
African Americans6%5%7%
Transgender people17%7%3%
Gays and lesbians14%6%6%
Whites7%17%16%
Hispanics9%0%4%
Women3%2%1%
Men4%3%3%
Asians0%0%1%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Muslims26%26%38%
Christians1%3%2%
African Americans21%18%15%
Transgender people22%32%20%
Gays and lesbians8%16%16%
Whites4%0%1%
Hispanics15%3%6%
Women2%3%3%
Men0%0%0%
Asians0%0%0%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Muslims30%16%8%
Christians3%30%48%
African Americans23%6%9%
Transgender people18%10%8%
Gays and lesbians15%11%3%
Whites1%16%14%
Hispanics6%7%4%
Women4%3%0%
Men0%1%6%
Asians0%0%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Muslims25%13%23%
Christians28%4%12%
African Americans6%52%15%
Transgender people14%10%8%
Gays and lesbians10%15%10%
Whites12%2%4%
Hispanics2%1%20%
Women2%4%6%
Men2%0%1%
Asians0%0%0%

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categoryMaleFemale
Muslims20%25%
Christians22%20%
African Americans14%14%
Transgender people12%12%
Gays and lesbians10%11%
Whites10%7%
Hispanics5%7%
Women4%3%
Men4%0%
Asians0%0%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Muslims24%22%21%
Christians15%22%29%
African Americans17%15%8%
Transgender people15%12%8%
Gays and lesbians11%10%11%
Whites8%7%13%
Hispanics5%7%5%
Women4%3%4%
Men1%2%2%
Asians0%0%0%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Muslims30%21%20%24%
Christians15%14%25%28%
African Americans17%12%16%10%
Transgender people10%19%10%9%
Gays and lesbians13%12%8%12%
Whites4%7%12%8%
Hispanics8%6%5%4%
Women2%5%3%3%
Men1%3%1%2%
Asians1%0%0%0%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Muslims15%25%24%27%20%23%
Christians18%18%25%18%24%20%
African Americans15%12%13%18%14%15%
Transgender people4%8%12%14%17%17%
Gays and lesbians13%15%7%13%9%8%
Whites15%9%10%3%8%3%
Hispanics12%8%6%5%2%3%
Women9%4%2%1%3%1%
Men0%1%1%1%2%8%
Asians0%0%0%0%0%1%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Muslims22%20%30%25%
Christians31%16%16%6%
African Americans14%16%8%15%
Transgender people7%13%20%19%
Gays and lesbians9%12%8%14%
Whites7%10%10%7%
Hispanics5%10%5%1%
Women4%1%1%10%
Men1%2%2%4%
Asians0%0%0%0%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Muslims20%22%29%
Christians29%25%6%
African Americans16%13%13%
Transgender people5%11%24%
Gays and lesbians10%10%13%
Whites6%9%8%
Hispanics8%6%1%
Women5%2%4%
Men1%2%3%
Asians0%0%0%

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