According to The Hill, a new poll conducted by Harvard's Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) and Harris Insights and Analytics, shows how a majority of people view BLM.

And the numbers may surprise you.

The online survey had a sample size of 2,051 registered voters, and was administered from July 19 to July 24.

According to the poll, more than half of the respondents — 57 percent to be exact — perceive the BLM movement and protesters in an unflattering light.

The poll's findings show that while 83 percent of black people perceive Black Lives Matter as a positive movement, only 35 percent of whites feel the same.

Mark Penn, the co-director of the study told The Hill, “The public is sympathetic to the problem of police using too much force but overall are unsympathetic to the Black Lives Matter movement. As you might expect, white voters are sharply negative to the group while African Americans give them positive ratings.”

No surprises there.

The poll also asked questions pertaining to the justice system and about black civilians being targeted by law enforcement.

The results were split directly down the middle with 50 percent of respondents believing that the U.S. criminal justice system treats minorities fairly, and 50 percent responding that the system is unfair with minorities.

Though 60 percent of white voters disagreed, almost all black participants (85 percent) came to the conclusion that in the criminal justice system there is a negative bias against minorities.

When asked about police brutality, the majority of respondents said that they feel as though police officers are overly hasty to use violent force when interacting with citizens. This majority included 57 percent of all white respondents, and was 56 percent overall.

Even an age old debate was looked into.

70 percent of participants (regardless of race) surveyed said that police violence towards black people is not as big of an issue as black-on-black crimes.

However, that 70 percent figure dropped when race was taken into consideration. 49 percent of black respondents felt that black-on-black crime was a bigger issue than police brutality, while 51 percent felt the reverse.

“There are deep racial divides in attitudes towards police and whether too much attention has been given to cop shootings versus black-on-black crime,” Penn said.

Though the poll does not include the opinions and beliefs of all Americans, it definitely shows a major divide among people regarding racism, fairness and police brutality.

To review the entire survey and additional polls, visit The Harvard-Harris Poll.

Harvard-Harris Poll

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