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Beyond Racial Linked Fate: Inter-Minority Political Solidarity and Political Participation.

ABSTRACT: This study examines the various patterns of political participation among Latinos, Blacks and Asians Americans. To assess these patterns of political participation among these three groups, I employ the Collaborative Multiracial Post-election Survey (CMPS) 2016. I use two key measures: one is the original measure of linked fate and the other is immigrant linked fate, both which are available in the CMPS. This allows for a comparison of two measures of linked fate on political participation across racial and ethnic groups. To test the impact of linked fate on political participation, I present several negative binomial regressions. The results show that the original measure of linked fate is a strong predictor for political participation for Latinos and Blacks but does not predict political participation for Asians. The measure for immigrant linked fate predicts political participation for Latinos and Blacks but not for Asians. The results suggest that participating in politics to represent the interests of their racial or ethnic group is very important for Latinos and Blacks. Additionally, participating in politics to represent the interests of immigrants is also strongly pronounced among Blacks and Latinos and shows a motivation for these two groups to engage in politics.

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The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11109-023-09861-2.

SUBMITTER: Macias Mejia YD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910770 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Beyond Racial Linked Fate: Inter-Minority Political Solidarity and Political Participation.

Macías Mejía Yoshira D YD

Political behavior 20230209

This study examines the various patterns of political participation among Latinos, Blacks and Asians Americans. To assess these patterns of political participation among these three groups, I employ the Collaborative Multiracial Post-election Survey (CMPS) 2016. I use two key measures: one is the original measure of linked fate and the other is immigrant linked fate, both which are available in the CMPS. This allows for a comparison of two measures of linked fate on political participation acros ...[more]

PMID: 36789000

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