Review of Recent Book Ban Polls and Voter Surveys

REPORT: Voters overwhelmingly oppose book banning in the United States.Voter Perceptions of Book Bans in the United States - September 2022

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ALA Poll Finds Public Broadly Opposes Book Banning Efforts

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Mar 25, 2022 · Amid a proliferation of new legislation in some states and an uptick in efforts to ban books nationwide, the ALA poll found that 71% of voters oppose efforts to remove books …

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Most Americans Oppose Book Bans Amid New Wave Of Censorship: …

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Dec 16, 2022 · The survey reported the average person reads two-and-a-half books a month — though 9% of Americans surveyed didn’t read any books. Nearly half of book lovers found a …

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Do voters oppose book bans in libraries?

Voters Oppose Book Bans in Libraries (PDF) Large majorities of voters (71%) oppose efforts to have books removed from their local public libraries, including a majority of Democrats (75%), independents (58%), and Republicans (70%). ...

Are book bans a partisan issue?

The findings demonstrate that, far from being a partisan issue, book bans are opposed by large majorities of voters of all parties. The value of libraries and librarians has similar bipartisan support, with strong majorities of voters voicing confidence in libraries and favorability toward librarians. ...

Should libraries be banned?

Read the key findings from a survey conducted on behalf of the American Library Association among 1,000 voters and 472 parents of children in public school. Polling shows that a majority of voters oppose efforts to ban books in libraries and have confidence in libraries to make good decisions about their collections. ...

Who opposes book bans?

Democrats, Independents and Republicans oppose book bans When it comes to state lawmakers removing certain books from schools, such bans have the support of just 5% of Democrats, 16% of Independents and 35% of Republicans. Fifty-two percent of Republicans oppose such efforts. ...

Are Americans opposed to banning books?

They’re not fans of the bans. A new survey of 2,000 Americans reveals 73% are opposed to banning books — and 43% have sought out challenged or banned books to read this year. ...

Who opposes removing books from public libraries?

Large majorities of voters (71%) oppose efforts to have books removed from their local public libraries, including majorities of Democrats (75%), independents (58%), and Republicans (70%). ...