Gallup interpets the drastic fluctuation in 1995 as a response to the O.J. Simpson trial.

via The Hill

Poll: President Obama has had only a minimal impact on race relations

By Eric Zimmermann - 10/29/09 02:29 PM ET

Barack Obama's presidency hasn't notably changed views on race relations in America, according to the results of a new Gallup poll.

Fifty-six percent of Americans believe that a solution to America's race problems will eventually be worked out. That's roughly the same result that Gallup found in the years leading up to 2008.

In short, despite a brief and notable bump after Obama won the election, optimism (or lack thereof) about U.S. race relations is back to its previous level.