Change and More of the Same: Racial Attitudes and Whites’ Preferences for Race-Conscious Policy

• In Event: Race and Racial Attitudes

Brief Overview

We explore the link of racial attitudes to race-conscious policy support. The effects of racial attitudes on race-conscious preferences are stable over time. As racial attitudes liberalized for white Democrats, so did race-conscious policy support.

Authors

• Trent Ollerenshaw, Duke University

• Ashley E. Jardina, University of Virginia-Main Campus