African American’s Political Attitudes, Party Affiliation, and Voting Behavior

Wallace, David S.; Abduk-Khaliq, Amyn; Czuchry, Michael; Sia, Tiffiny

doi:10.1007/s12111-008-9040-y

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“…Research on the Obama candidacy 2 offers insights for addressing all three questions. These studies explore the electoral implications of attitudinal constructs like campaign image (Block and Onwunli, 2010; Kenksi, Hardy, and Hall‐Jamieson, 2010; Fiske et al, 2009), voter personality (Jost, West, and Gosling, 2009), implicit cues (Berenski et al, 2009; Pasek et al, 2009; Payne et al, 2009), group‐based considerations (Harris‐Lacewell and Junn, 2007; Ramakrishnan et al, 2009; Roane, 2009), stereotypes (Ford, Maxwell, and Shields, 2010; Parker, Sawyer, and Towler, 2009; Segura and Valenzuela, 2010), experiences with discrimination (Hunt and Wilson, 2009), emotions toward Blacks (Dwyer et al, 2009), perceived threat (Eibach and Prudie‐Vaughns, 2009; Liu, 2010; Lugo‐Lugo and Bloodsworth‐Lugo, 2009), media messaging (Kenksi, Hardy, and Hall‐Jamieson, 2010), party loyalties (Wallace et al, 2009), and policy preferences (Hutchings, 2009). A complete review of this growing literature is beyond the scope of the current article; my goal is to speak more generally about the importance of racial attitudes to the Obama vote, and doing so requires that I organize racial attitudes by broader themes.…”

Section: Racial Attitudes and The Obama Votementioning

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Backing Barack Because He's Black: Racially Motivated Voting in the 2008 Election^*

Block

2011

Social Science Quarterly

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Objective. If racial considerations influenced the outcome of the 2008 presidential election, then how did they shape the campaign, why did race matter, and for whom were such considerations important? I hypothesize that various racial attitudes exert unique influences on voters' support of Obama and that the effects of these attitudes differ by race. Methods. Using a Time Magazine poll, I distinguish between “attitudes regarding Obama's ‘Blackness’” and “opinions about race relations,” and I examine such sentiments among White and African‐American respondents. Results. Regardless of race, Obama support was highest among voters who were “comfortable” with Black candidates. However, increased optimism with racial progress had no effect on Blacks' voting intentions, and it actually lowered Obama support among Whites. Conclusion. The conventional wisdom is that African Americans “backed Barack because he is Black”; I demonstrate that Obama's race mattered more to White voters than it did to Blacks.

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Section: Racial Attitudes and The Obama Votementioning

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Backing Barack Because He's Black: Racially Motivated Voting in the 2008 Election^*

Block

2011

Social Science Quarterly

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Yates

2016

The Politics of Emotions, Candidates, and Choices

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Social Disadvantage, Politics, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Trends: A County-level Analysis of United States Data

Mourad

Turner

Baker

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Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Background Understanding the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 is essential for public health control efforts. Social, demographic, and political characteristics at the US county level might be associated with changes in SARS-CoV-2 case incidence. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of the relationship between the change in reported SARS-CoV-2 case counts at the US county level during June 1, 2020 – June 30,2020 and social, demographic, and political characteristics of the county. Results 1023/3142 US counties were included in the analysis. 678 (66·3%) had increasing, and 345 (33·7%) had non-increasing SARS-CoV-2 case counts between June 1 – June 30, 2020. In bivariate analysis, counties with increasing case counts had significantly higher Social Deprivation Index (median 48, IQR 24 – 72) than counties with non-increasing case counts (median 40, IQR 19 – 66; p=0·009). Counties with increasing case counts were significantly more likely to be metropolitan areas of 250,000 – 1 million population (p&0·001), to have a higher percentage of Black residents (9% vs. 6%, p=0·013), and to have voted for the Republican presidential candidate in 2016 by a 10-point or greater margin (p=0·044). In the multivariable model, metropolitan areas of 250,000 – 1 million population, higher percentage of Black residents and a 10-point or greater Republican victory were independently associated with increasing case counts. Conclusions Increasing case counts of SARS-CoV-2 in the US during June 2020 were associated with a combination of sociodemographic and political factors. Addressing social disadvantage and differential belief systems that may correspond with political alignment will play a critical role in pandemic control.

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African American’s Political Attitudes, Party Affiliation, and Voting Behavior

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Backing Barack Because He's Black: Racially Motivated Voting in the 2008 Election^*

Backing Barack Because He's Black: Racially Motivated Voting in the 2008 Election^*

Renewed Awareness: Perspectives on Gender and Race

Social Disadvantage, Politics, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Trends: A County-level Analysis of United States Data

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African American’s Political Attitudes, Party Affiliation, and Voting Behavior

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Backing Barack Because He's Black: Racially Motivated Voting in the 2008 Election*

Backing Barack Because He's Black: Racially Motivated Voting in the 2008 Election*

Renewed Awareness: Perspectives on Gender and Race

Social Disadvantage, Politics, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Trends: A County-level Analysis of United States Data

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