Race, Partisanship, and Democratic Politics: The Effect of Racial Attitudes on White Americans' Electoral Participation

• In Event: Demographics, Attitudes, and Voter Behavior

Brief Overview

We examine the effects of racial attitudes on several types of political participation in the US. We find that conservative racial attitudes decrease participation among whites, but that this effect is reversed among Republicans.

Authors

• Isaac Hale, University of California-Davis

• Carlos Andres Algara, Claremont Graduate University