Economic Anxiety or Racial Predispositions? Explaining White Support for Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election
Is support for Donald Trump driven by economic anxiety, racial resentment or old fashion racism? Given the racially charged manner in which Donald Trump has campaigned it is possible that that his campaign cues could further activate racial resentment in a political era where Barack Obama's presidency has already crystalized such attitudes. The Republican Nominee, Donald J. Trump has engaged in one of the most racially charged campaigns in modern American history. Despite the racially charged manner in which Donald Trump has campaigned it is unclear if his support is driven by economic anxiety, racial resentment, or simply old fashion racism. Utilizing data from the 2016 American Election Studies Survey this analysis empirically support for Donald Trump.