Only 18 percent of Americans believe that those who are calling to “defund the police” actually want to eliminate police departments, a Monmouth Poll released Wednesday revealed.

The vast majority of respondents, 77 percent, said they believe those calling for defunding the police are simply hoping for change in the way police operate, whereas 18 percent said those touting the widespread slogan are hoping to “get rid of police.” Five percent said they were unsure.

Nonetheless, the majority of Republicans (67 percent), independents (77 percent), and Democrats (90 percent) believe those who are touting the slogan simply want to change the way police operate.

The majority of Americans, 51 percent, said there is the “same” amount of racism, compared to 28 percent who said “more” and 14 percent who said “less.” Seven percent indicated that they were unsure.

Thirty-one percent said it would improve “by a little,” 21 percent said it would improve by “a lot,” and 26 percent said it would “not really change.” Eleven percent believe the current movement will worsen race relations by “a lot,” while seven percent say it will only worsen the current state of race relations “a little.”.