The electoral consequences of anti-Muslim prejudice

A growing body of research has documented the development of pervasive anti-Muslim sentiment among White Americans. We build on this research to demonstrate that anti-Muslim attitudes and negative stereotypes of Muslim people have become an enduring and consistent component of White Americans'...

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Published inElectoral studies Vol. 72; p. 102364
Main Authors Jardina, Ashley, Stephens-Dougan, LaFleur
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2021
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Anti-Muslim sentiment
Attitudes
Candidates
Discrimination
Electoral politics
Muslims
National elections
Negative attitudes
Political behavior
Political discourse
Prejudice
Presidential elections
Presidents
Racial attitudes
Racialization
Stereotypes
Voting
Political behavior
Electoral politics
Negative attitudes
Racial attitudes
Anti-Muslim sentiment
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Summary:A growing body of research has documented the development of pervasive anti-Muslim sentiment among White Americans. We build on this research to demonstrate that anti-Muslim attitudes and negative stereotypes of Muslim people have become an enduring and consistent component of White Americans' presidential vote choice beyond any one specific candidate or election. We argue that the racialization of Muslim Americas has increased their salience and significance in both the minds of White Americans and in national political discourse, making attitudes toward Muslims a consistent predictor of Whites’ presidential candidate evaluations in every election since at least 2004. We support this account with empirical evidence from the 2004–2020 American National Election Studies, using measures of group affect and negative stereotypes of Muslim people.
ISSN:0261-3794
1873-6890
DOI:10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102364