The Affect of Racial Resentment on Perceptions of Political Polarization

Level of Education of Students Involved

Undergraduate

Faculty Sponsor

James Old

College

Arts and Sciences

Discipline(s)

Political Science

ORCID Identifier(s)

0009-0003-2700-700X

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Symposium Date

Spring 4-25-2024

Abstract

The political environment of the United States has been studied from many different perspectives. One of the most frequent ways it has been studied is through the lens of race. Much of the existing literature suggests that partisanship and race are heavily linked. Previous studies have shown how race can be a predictor of one's political beliefs or the strength of their beliefs. Aspects such as racial resentment have been used to draw these connections. However, what they lack is a direct connection between racial resentment and political polarization. Using information gathered from these previous studies, a survey was created and distributed among a demographic that most would assume are at least moderately politically aware; college students. The aim of this study was to establish a stronger understanding of the connection between racial resentment and political polarization instead of relying on the loosely inferred connection seen in previous studies.

Biographical Information about Author(s)

Natan Beniam is an undergraduate student at Valparaiso University majoring in Political Science with minors in Psychology and Spanish.

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