Changes in Perceptions of the Racial Composition of Political Parties and Affective Polarization

• In Event: Partisanship, Composition, and Selection

Brief Overview

This paper argues that when perceptions of the racial composition of political parties are challenged, changes in these perceptions may result in a decline in affective polarization.

Authors

• Conor M. Dowling, University of Mississippi

• Jonah B King, University of Mississippi

• Jennifer Holt, University of Mississippi

• Austin Cutler, University of Mississippi