The Political Consequences of Latino Prejudice against Blacks.
A good deal of scholarship examines the effects of prejudice against blacks on public opinion and vote choice in the United States. Despite producing valuable insights, this research largely ignores the attitudes of Latinos-a critical omission, since Latinos constitute a rapidly growing share of the population. Using two nationally representative survey data sets, we find that the level of racial prejudice is comparable for Latinos and non-Hispanic whites. Equally comparable are associations between prejudice and political preferences: policy opinion and support for Obama in the 2008 presidential election. Our findings suggest that despite demographic changes, efforts to enact policies intended to assist blacks and elect black candidates will continue to be undermined by prejudice. That said, Latinos are more likely than non-Hispanic whites to support policies intended to assist blacks, because Latinos are more Democratic than non-Hispanic whites, more egalitarian, and less committed to the value of limited government.
Y anna K rupnikov is an assistant professor at Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, NY , USA . S pencer P iston is an assistant professor at Boston University , Boston, MA , USA . The authors are grateful to Adriana Aldana, Richard Anderson, Antoine Banks, Andrea Benjamin, Ted Brader, Nancy Burns, Edward G. Carmines, Anthony S. Chen, Tessa Ditonto, Vanessa Cruz Nichols, Allison Dale-Riddle, Charles Doriean, Patrick Egan, John A. Garcia, Jeremy Gelman, Sarah Hobolt, Vincent L. Hutchings, John E. Jackson, Ashley Jardina, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Cindy Kam, Kristyn L. Karl, Donald R. Kinder, Alana LeBron, Adam Seth Levine, Robert W. Mickey, Srinivas Parinandi, Mark Peffley, Davin L. Phoenix, Paul Poast, John Barry Ryan, Allyson Shortle, LaFleur Stephens, Michael Tesler, Nicholas A. Valentino, and Michael Zilis for their helpful comments. Earlier versions of this project were presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, the University of Michigan's Center for Political Studies Workshop, the University of Michigan's Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics, and the University of Michigan's Coalition for Interdisciplinary Research on Latino Issues.
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Y anna K rupnikov is an assistant professor at Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, NY , USA . S pencer P iston is an assistant professor at Boston University , Boston, MA , USA . The authors are grateful to Adriana Aldana, Richard Anderson, Antoine Banks, Andrea Benjamin, Ted Brader, Nancy Burns, Edward G. Carmines, Anthony S. Chen, Tessa Ditonto, Vanessa Cruz Nichols, Allison Dale-Riddle, Charles Doriean, Patrick Egan, John A. Garcia, Jeremy Gelman, Sarah Hobolt, Vincent L. Hutchings, John E. Jackson, Ashley Jardina, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Cindy Kam, Kristyn L. Karl, Donald R. Kinder, Alana LeBron, Adam Seth Levine, Robert W. Mickey, Srinivas Parinandi, Mark Peffley, Davin L. Phoenix, Paul Poast, John Barry Ryan, Allyson Shortle, LaFleur Stephens, Michael Tesler, Nicholas A. Valentino, and Michael Zilis for their helpful comments. Earlier versions of this project were presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, the University of Michigan's Center for Political Studies Workshop, the University of Michigan's Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics, and the University of Michigan's Coalition for Interdisciplinary Research on Latino Issues.
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