Back to the Future? Contextual Influences on Nostalgia Voting in the American Electorate

• In Event: Polarization and Ethnocentrism

Brief Overview

Scholars have argued that support for Donald Trump reflects a desire to return American culture to an earlier time. This paper uses data from the 2019 CCES study to examine how local demographic and economic contexts influence nostalgia voting.

Authors

• Elizabeth Chase Connors, University of South Carolina

• David Darmofal, University of South Carolina-Columbia

• Katelyn E. Stauffer, University of South Carolina