While overt racism is rare in most parts of the United States, a significant minority of Americans express racially-charged ideas. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that 70 percent of Americans strongly agreed that people of different races should be "free to live wherever they choose" and that "all races are equal.” "There are nearly 250 million adults in the United States, so even small percentages likely represent the beliefs of many millions of Americans," said Larry Sabato of the UVA Center for Politics.