Regional Sorting: Southern Identity and Republican Partisanship

• In Event: Changes in American Public Opinion

Brief Overview

We examine the link between southern identity and partisanship among white Americans living in the south. An experimental threat to southern identity increases support for partisan violence among Republicans with a strong southern identity.

Authors

• Leonie Huddy, Stony Brook University

• Abigail Woodfield, Stony Brook University

• Katherine Sawyer, Stony Brook University