California Voters Balk At State Reparations Recommendations: POLL

More than half of California voters oppose reparation payments being made to descendants of African American slaves, according to a poll sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.

The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll, conducted in August 2023, found that 59% of California voters oppose the idea of cash payments being made to descendants of slaves, with more than 4 out of 10 voters “strongly opposed” to the idea, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Black California voters in California overwhelmingly supported cash payments more than any other demographic with 76% approving the recommendation. In contrast, 60% of Latino and Asian voters as well as two-thirds of white voters opposed the cash payment recommendations, the Los Angeles Times reported.