Party Identification and the Expression of Bias toward Candidates of Different Religious Backgrounds

• In Event: Born-again Biases? American Religion's Impact on Evaluations of Candidates and Leaders

Brief Overview

We examine how the willingness of an individual to express prejudice toward politicians from different religious backgrounds varies according to how much a candidate's denomination typically aligns with that person's preferred political party.

Authors

• Joe Blosser, High Point University

• Mark Setzler, High Point University