Back to the Future? Contextual Influences on Nostalgia Voting in the United States

• In Event: Class, Race, Social Identity, and Vote Choice

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

• David Darmofal, University of South Carolina-Columbia

• Elizabeth Chase Connors, University of South Carolina

• Susan Marie Miller, Arizona State University

• Katelyn E. Stauffer, University of South Carolina