Coethnic Endorsements, Out-Group Candidate Preferences, and Perceptions in Local Elections

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ID6404693
AuthorsAndrea Benjamin (0000-0002-6745-7983, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume53
Issue4
Pages631-657
Publication date2017-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Affairs Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1078087416644840
OpenAlexW2344085397
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited44

Black and Latino voters support coethnic candidates at high rates in local elections. What is less clear is how Black and Latino voters respond to out-group candidates when they do not have the option to support a coethnic candidate. I posit that when race and ethnicity become salient in a campaign, endorsements from Black and Latino leaders and organizations increase support of out-group candidates among Blacks and Latinos. I find that this hypothesis is strongly supported among Blacks. However, the same is not true for Latinos, most likely because of the political heterogeneity of the group. Using data from a survey experiment, I show that Black endorsements of minority out-group candidates are persuasive for Blacks, while comparable endorsements from Latinos are not as influential among Latinos

Demographic economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Minority group · Perception · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Salient · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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