Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Survey on the George Zimmerman Trial

Rasmussen (R) Poll on the George Zimmerman Trial

On Saturday, a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of murder in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Do you agree or disagree with the jury’s verdict?

• Agree 48%
• Disagree 34%
• Not sure 18%
  

From what you know, were Zimmerman’s actions that led to the death of Trayvon Martin motivated primarily by racism or primarily by a concern about burglaries in the neighborhood?

• Concern about burglaries in neighborhood 54%
• Racism 24%
• Not sure 22%

National survey of 1,000 adults was conducted July 15-16, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.