The influence of socio-economic characteristics on the political attitudes of American Indians |
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Authors: | Jeonghun Min Daniel Savage |
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Affiliation: | Department of Social Sciences, Northeastern State University, 609 North Grand Ave., Tahlequah, OK 74464, United States |
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Abstract: | We examine the political attitudes of American Indians in eastern Oklahoma where they make up almost 20% of the population. We argue that American Indians in the region play the same role that other minorities in the southern states—notably blacks and Hispanics—do in resisting the region's realignment from the Democratic to the Republican Party. American Indians in the region are populists in that they are economically liberal and religiously conservative. The results of our analysis suggest that the socio-economic characteristics of American Indians play a greater role in explaining American Indians’ political attitudes than their ethnic identification. |
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Keywords: | American Indians Political attitudes Socio-economic characteristics Economic progressivism Religious conservatism |
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