“I have liberal views, but I think political correctness has gone too far, absolutely. We have gotten to a point where everybody is offended by the smallest thing.”
28-year-old woman, North Carolina, Passive Liberal
Passive Liberals are weakly engaged in social and political issues, but when pushed they have a modern outlook and tend to have liberal views on social issues such as immigration, DACA, sexism, and LGBTQI+ issues. They are younger, with a higher proportion of females (59 percent) than any other segment. Unlike Progressive Activists and Traditional Liberals, they tend to feel isolated, even alienated, from their communities and the system at large. Passive Liberals are also the least satisfied of all the segments. They are among the most fatalistic, believing circumstances are largely outside their control. They are quite uninformed, consume little news media, and generally avoid political debates, partly from a general aversion to argumentation and partly because they feel they know little about social and political issues.
Healthcare, Racism, and Poverty
Ten percent less likely to say they have a “strong sense of home” (23 percent v. 33 percent)
Six percent more likely to say they feel like a “stranger in my own country” (19 percent v. 13 percent)
Twelve percent more likely to say the world is becoming a “more dangerous place” (50 percent v. 38 percent)
Twice as likely to say, “Things have gotten worse for me personally in the last year” (32 percent v. 17 percent)
Much less likely to be registered to vote (51 percent v. 72 percent)
Much more likely to be African American (20 percent v. 12 percent)
Seven percent more likely to be aged 18 to 29 (28 percent v. 21 percent)
Eight percent more likely not to have graduated from college (68 percent v. 60 percent)
Four percent more likely to “avoid arguments” (86 percent v. 82 percent)