Exploratory Study of Right and Left-Wing Political Affiliation and its Effects on Color-Blind Ideology

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Abstract

In order to examine the association between color-blind ideology, political affiliation and race, this exploratory study analyzes data collected from the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS). The study employs a series of multinomial logistic regressions and predicted probabilities to examine the association between party affiliation, race and color-blind racism ideology. This study finds that white Republicans and Democrats are predicted to have similar beliefs that entail support for color-blind ideologies. Therefore, the distinction that appears to separate Democrats and Republican voters, i.e. advocating racialized ideologies, is perhaps not so distinct. While this study unveils results that corroborate previous studies, future research is needed to assess how white people specifically understand color-blind racism and their attachments to it.

Author

• Stephanie Baran, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee