1. To Some Extent, But Mostly Not
Have White Voters Changed Their Minds About Voting About for a Black Presidential Candidate?
To Some Extent, But Mostly Not

2. “Would You Vote for a Qualified Black Candidate of Your Own Party
“Would You Vote for a Qualified Black Candidate of Your Own Party?” (Whites Only)
Gallup Gallup 2007
Yes % %
No % %

4. Data Problems
Gallup Poll data is proprietary, but GSS data is open to the public:
Unfortunately, the largest (absolute) change in white opinion [30% point reduction in “no”] was prior to 1972, for which no GSS data is available.

5. The Trend

6. We Would Expect Opinion to Vary with Age