Infectious Disease and Political Ideology

• In Event: Infectious Diseases, Pandemics, and Vaccinations

Brief Overview

Objective risk of and subjective concern about infectious disease from humans increases conservative political preferences. These findings indicate that COVID-19 has the potential to produce a conservative shift in public opinion and partisanship.

Authors

• Joseph Vitriol, Stony Brook University

• Brian O'Shea, Harvard University

• Christopher Michael Federico, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• Jacob Appleby, Hamline University

• Allison Williams, Beech Acres Parenting Center