Racial Animosity, Homophobia, and Nativism in Predicting Trump's Support among College Students in the 2016 Primaries

We explore the relationship between college students' attitudes toward minority groups and a preference for atypical Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prior to the 2016 presidential primary campaigns. We utilize survey data representing a nationally administered sample of college s...

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Published inNational political science review Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 95 - 112
Main Authors Bailey, Mandi, Nawara, Steven P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Brunswick Transaction Inc 01.01.2019
Subjects
African Americans
African cultural groups
Candidates
College students
Gays & lesbians
Homophobia
Immigrants
Lesbianism
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority groups
Nativism
Political campaigns
Presidential elections
Presidents
Primaries & caucuses
Racism
Student attitudes
Trump, Donald J
Undocumented immigrants
United States > US
Mexico
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Summary:We explore the relationship between college students' attitudes toward minority groups and a preference for atypical Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prior to the 2016 presidential primary campaigns. We utilize survey data representing a nationally administered sample of college students in the fall of 2015 which assess attitudes toward African-Americans, gays and lesbians, and illegal immigrants. Ultimately, we find that students conveying less supportive attitudes toward African-Americans and illegal immigrants expressed a preference for Trump. The same cannot be said for students expressing more homophobic attitudes as they were more likely to express preference for Republican candidates other than Trump.
ISSN:0896-629X