Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Poll Watch: Huffington Post/YouGov Survey on the George Zimmerman Trial

Huffington Post/YouGov Poll on the George Zimmerman Trial

If you had been a member of the jury, would you have voted to find George Zimmerman guilty of murder, guilty of manslaughter, not guilty, or would you have been unsure?
  • Not guilty 41%
  • Guilty of manslaughter 23%
  • Guilty of murder 15%
  • Not sure 21%
Among Whites
  • Not guilty 46%
  • Guilty of manslaughter 22%
  • Guilty of murder 12%
  • Not sure 20%
Among Blacks
  • Guilty of manslaughter 39%
  • Guilty of murder 36%
  • Not guilty 14%
  • Not sure 11%
The jury found George Zimmerman not guilty. Which word best describes how you feel about the verdict?
  • Pleased 22%
  • Relieved 19%
  • Disappointed 27%
  • Angry 13%
  • Not sure 19%
Among Whites
  • Pleased 25%
  • Relieved 21%
  • Disappointed 23%
  • Angry 12%
  • Not sure 19%
Among Blacks 
  • Pleased 5%
  • Relieved 11%
  • Disappointed 53%
  • Angry 25%
  • Not sure 6%
In the way they covered the case, would you say the news media were biased in favor of Zimmerman, biased against Zimmerman, or did they not show any bias one way or the other?
  • Biased in favor of Zimmerman 12%
  • Biased against Zimmerman 48%
  • Not biased one way or the other 18%
  • Not sure 22%
National survey of 1,000 adults was conducted July 15-16, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.

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