1. Our Racial Divide? Are we as different as we think? Based on the 2011 USCA Political Socialization Study Bob Botsch

2. Differences between white and black students on identities Self-identificationWhitesBlacks Liberal 20%42% Conservative Democrat Republican

3. Differences between white and black students on identities Self-identificationWhitesBlacks Liberal 20%42% Conservative 54%12% Democrat Republican

4. Differences between white and black students on identities Self-identificationWhitesBlacks Liberal 20%42% Conservative 54%12% Democrat 15%83% Republican

5. Differences between white and black students on identities Self-identificationWhitesBlacks Liberal 20%42% Conservative 54%12% Democrat 15%83% Republican 64%2%

6. Differences between white and black students on Issues Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot Evolution Gay Marriage Abortion Global Warming Tax Wealthy Health Care (cover all) Social Security Govt Spending Book Censor (terrorism) Confederate Flag

7. Differences between white and black students on Issues Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot43%44% Evolution Gay Marriage Abortion Global Warming Tax Wealthy Health Care (cover all) Social Security Govt Spending Book Censor (terrorism) Confederate Flag

8. Differences between white and black students on Issues Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot43%44% Evolution51%55% Gay Marriage Abortion Global Warming Tax Wealthy Health Care (cover all) Social Security Govt Spending Book Censor (terrorism) Confederate Flag

9. Differences between white and black students on Issues Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot43%44% Evolution51%55% Gay Marriage50%51% Abortion Global Warming Tax Wealthy Health Care (cover all) Social Security Govt Spending Book Censor (terrorism) Confederate Flag

10. Differences between white and black students on Issues Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot43%44% Evolution51%55% Gay Marriage50%51% Abortion (lib-mod)80%92% Global Warming Tax Wealthy Health Care (cover all) Social Security Govt Spending Book Censor (terrorism) Confederate Flag

11. Differences between white and black students on Issues Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot43%44% Evolution51%55% Gay Marriage50%51% Abortion (lib-mod)80%92% Global Warming80%88% Tax Wealthy Health Care (cover all) Social Security Govt Spending Book Censor (terrorism) Confederate Flag

12. Differences between white and black students on Issues Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot43%44% Evolution51%55% Gay Marriage50%51% Abortion (lib-mod)80%92% Global Warming80%88% Tax Wealthy58%83% Health Care (cover all) Social Security Govt Spending Book Censor (terrorism) Confederate Flag

13. Differences between white and black students on Issues Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot43%44% Evolution51%55% Gay Marriage50%51% Abortion (lib-mod)80%92% Global Warming80%88% Tax Wealthy58%83% Health Care (cover all)61%87% Social Security Govt Spending Book Censor (terrorism) Confederate Flag

14. Differences between white and black students on Issues Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot43%44% Evolution51%55% Gay Marriage50%51% Abortion (lib-mod)80%92% Global Warming80%88% Tax Wealthy58%83% Health Care (cover all)61%87% Social Security81%88% Govt Spending Book Censor (terrorism) Confederate Flag

15. Differences between white and black students on Issues Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot43%44% Evolution51%55% Gay Marriage50%51% Abortion (lib-mod)80%92% Global Warming80%88% Tax Wealthy58%83% Health Care (cover all)61%87% Social Security81%88% Govt Spending57%78% Book Censor (terrorism) Confederate Flag

16. Differences between white and black students on Issues Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot43%44% Evolution51%55% Gay Marriage50%51% Abortion (lib-mod)80%92% Global Warming80%88% Tax Wealthy58%83% Health Care (cover all)61%87% Social Security81%88% Govt Spending57%78% Book Censor (terrorism)52%43% Confederate Flag

17. Looking at all issues, where are we different? Issue (% liberal)WhitesBlacks Pot43%44% Evolution51%55% Gay Marriage50%51% Abortion (lib-mod)80%92% Global Warming80%88% Tax Wealthy58%83% Health Care (cover all)61%87% Social Security81%88% Govt Spending57%78% Book Censor (terrorism)52%43% Confederate Flag19%61%

18. Black/White Score on 0 to 11 score on compound measure over all iss ues 0-11 Liberal to Conservative Scale on Issues WhitesBlacks Score (5.5 is midpoint) 5.03.8

19. Questions that arise from this picture What divides us? Is it just the history of race? Is it just labels we have inherited? What does this mean – for both political parties in SC? – for public policy in SC? – for role of government in the future of this state? Caveat--maybe no significance because other issues that divide the races are more important? Will we ever see that we have so much in common across the racial divide? Who benefits if we do not?