Partisanship and White Americans’ Preferences for Descriptive Representation

• In Event: Examining Descriptive Representation

Brief Overview

We examine whether white Americans’ desire for descriptive representation has changed during a period in which white Democrats have become more liberal on racialized policies. We find that white Democrats now approve more highly of MCs of color.

Authors

• Anna Mikkelborg, University of California-Berkeley

• Anna S Weissman, University of California-Berkeley