Category of Work
Article
Publication Title
National Political Science Review
Abstract
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.
First Page
95
Last Page
112
Publication Date
2019
Recommended Citation
Nawara, Steven P. and Bailey, Mandi Bates, "Racial Animosity, Homophobia, and Nativism in Predicting Trump's Support Among College Students in the 2016 Primaries" (2019). Political Science Department Faculty Articles. 7.
https://digitalcommons.lewisu.edu/politicalscience_facpubs/7
