Race to Lead Demographics

2016-2019-2022

This brief highlights the composition of the sample of respondents to the Building Movement Project’s Race to Lead surveys in 2016, 2019, and 2022. The 2022 survey sample likely includes people who answered previous iterations of the survey in 2016 and/or 2019, alongside first-time respondents.

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Key Findings

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Respondents came from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Citations

Constantine, Tessa, Frances Kunreuther and Sean Thomas-Breitfeld (2024). Race to Lead Demographics: 2016-2019-2022.