When a 2022 Pew Research poll asked if “race or ethnicity should be a factor in college admissions,” 63% of Asians said no. Majorities of other races said no as well—black (59%), Hispanic (68%), and white (79%).

A 2022 YouGov survey found similar results when pollsters asked if “qualified minorities should be given special preferences in higher education.” Black respondents said no (52%), as did Hispanic (66%) and white respondents (76%). (Asians weren’t polled.)

A slightly older FiveThirtyEight poll asked black people “whether black Americans should be given preferential treatment in hiring and promoting decisions.”

A slim majority (51%) opposed that policy, and the poll was released during a tumultuous time (October 2020) when observers might expect especially strong support for racial preferences among black respondents.