On October 18^th, a coalition of left-leaning political groups coordinated a second national day-of-action to declare that the US has no kings.  Almost 3,000 events took place across the US during NoKings Day 2.0 with early estimates predicting that over 5 million people had joined the day of action in the US (with many more participating outside the US). 

To understand who turned out to NoKings Day 2.0, what motivated them to participate, and be able to compare to previous large-scale protests that have taken place during the current Trump Administration, CECE fielded a 10-person research team to survey the crowd in Washington, DC. 

In total, data were collected from 348 protest participants who were randomly sampled throughout the crowd.  

Before the day of action, CECE Director, Dana Fisher, spoke directly with some media outlets.  After toplines findings from our research were shared with a range of media outlets, they were included in a series of media reports:  

After Massive No Kings Protests, Trump Insults Americans and Asserts ‘Unquestioned Power’ to Deploy Troops Domestically. Democracy Docket. 10/20/2025. 

Your typical No Kings attendee in D.C., according to data. Axios. 10/20/2025. 

U.S. Protesters Increasingly Reject Political Violence, ‘No Kings’ Survey Finds.  Scientific American. 10/20/2025. 

‘No Kings’ rallies expected to draw millions across US in protest against Trump.  Reuters. 10/18/2025. 

Do protests like No Kings still matter? Here’s what experts say.  San Francisco Chronicle. 10/17/2025.