Nationwide Poll of African American Adults on most trusted leaders

Zogby Analytics was commissioned by Robert L. Johnson to conduct an online survey of 1002 African American adults in the United States. All calls were made from February 14 through February 20, 2013.

Which of the following speaks for you most often?

Person Percent (%)

1. Reverend Al Sharpton, Talk Show Host/National Action Network 24
2. Reverend Jesse Jackson, Rainbow PUSH Coalition 11
3. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D‐CA) 9
4. Benjamin Jealous, President & CEO, NAACP 8
5. Assistant Democratic Leader, Congressman James E. Clyburn (D‐SC) 5
6. Marc H. Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League 2
7. Michael Steele, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee 2
8. None of the above 40

A plurality (40%) say that none of the people listed speaks for them. The person who is most often speaks for respondents is Reverend Al Sharpton (24%). About one in ten say that Reverend Jackson (11%) and Representative Maxine Waters (9%) speaks for them, while 8% say that Ben Jealous of the NAACP most often speaks for them.
One in twenty say that Representative Clyburn speaks for them, while one in fifty each say that Marc Morial and Michael Steele most often speaks for them.