The Paradox of Race, Religion, and Representation: The Persistent Influence of White Evangelicals and the Decline of White Religious Voters

Grose, Christian R.

doi:10.1017/rep.2018.10

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“…Looking further back, we see that our nation's founders saw the U.S. nation-state as a product of divine benevolence. The idea of manifest destiny-that the United States was "destined" to be an Anglo-Saxon Protestant nation that stretched from coast to coast-had its roots in colonial political thought (Smith 1997) and the connection between racial attitudes and religiosity remains until today (Grose 2018;Wong 2018). In a letter to his father in 1811, John Quincy Adams wrote:…”

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“…Looking further back, we see that our nation's founders saw the U.S. nation-state as a product of divine benevolence. The idea of manifest destiny—that the United States was “destined” to be an Anglo-Saxon Protestant nation that stretched from coast to coast—had its roots in colonial political thought (Smith 1997) and the connection between racial attitudes and religiosity remains until today (Grose 2018; Wong 2018). In a letter to his father in 1811, John Quincy Adams wrote: The whole continent of North America appears to be destined by Divine Providence to be peopled by one nation, speaking one language, professing one general system of religious and political principles, and accustomed to one general tenor of social usages and customs.…”

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On the Ballot in 2020: Will the United States (finally) embrace civil rights?

Bedolla

2020

J. Race Ethnicity Politics

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This article situates the 2020 presidential election within the context of U.S. history, specifically the longstanding relationship between white supremacist views and what types of U.S. citizens were considered capable of exercising democratic citizenship. I argue that President Trump's use of racialized, nativist tropes must be understood within that context and the ongoing backlash to the advancement of civil rights in the United States. White resistance to racial progress is not new, nor is the violence associated with it. Only by looking at the intersection of white racial resentment and modern sexism can we fully understand the durability of the Trump coalition. The article closes by considering what political scientists should be learning from this moment in order to better explain American political dynamics moving forward.

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On the Ballot in 2020: Will the United States (finally) embrace civil rights?

Bedolla

2020

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“…The relationship between religious beliefs and practices and political preferences is well established in the United States (Deckman et al 2003; Djupe and Gilbert 2009; Grose 2018; Whitehead 2010). In recent decades, political and social changes have cemented this relationship, particularly on social issues like abortion, gay rights, and health care (Barnes and Cassese 2017; Deckman and McTague 2015; Putnam and Campbell 2012; Wong 2018a).…”

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Choosing Choice: How Gender and Religiosity Shape Abortion Attitudes among Latinos

Holman

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2020

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The relationship between religiosity and political attitudes is well established in the United States, particularly around gendered issues like abortion. However, this relationship can be complicated by the highly gendered and racialized nature of social identities. In this paper, we explore how different forms of religiosity (belonging to a denomination, specific religious beliefs, and religious behavior in church and in private) interact with gender to shape Latino abortion preferences. Using two sets of national survey data, we find that Evangelicalism and church attendance are more strongly associated with anti-abortion attitudes among Latino men, while religious beliefs are gender neutral. Our results illustrate the importance of intersectional approaches to studies of social identities and political preferences, as well as the importance of including gender in research on the role of the Evangelical church on immigrant political behavior.

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