Nearly three out of four (72%) U.S. adults say that Muslims face a great deal or a moderate amount of discrimination in the nation, according to a YouGov / The Economist survey published on December 7.
By comparison, 64% say Jews and 43% say Christians face a great deal / moderate amount of discrimination in the U.S. One in four (25%) say Christians, 10% say Jews and 8% say Muslims do not face discrimination in the nation.
While there were slight variations within several demographic groupings, the most notable divergences were seen when looking at politics.
Republicans (65%), Trump voters in 2020 (70%) and conservatives (69%) were more likely than Democrats (28%), Independents (36%), Biden 2020 voters (24%), moderates (38%) and liberals (20%) to say Christians face a great deal / moderate amount of discrimination in the U.S.
The pattern was reversed for the responses about discrimination against Jews and Muslims in the U.S.
Democrats (76% and 88%, respectively), Biden voters in 2020 (73% and 86%, respectively) and liberals (76% and 90%, respectively) were most likely to say that Jews and Muslims face a great deal / moderate amount of discrimination in the U.S.
By comparison, Republicans (58% and 64%, respectively), Independents (58% and 65%, respectively), Trump voters in 2020 (59% and 57%, respectively), moderates (64% and 75%, respectively) and conservatives (57% and 56%, respectively) agreed.
The topline results, noting a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points, are available here. The tables are available here.