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Here is a breakdown of the claims of this more in-depth study of the Trump voter from...
The Five Types of Trump Voters | Democracy Fund Voter Study Group
Based on this information and on a scoring system where being pro-immigration restrictions is considered at half (50%) scoring in the event that these people think that anything having to do with actual national security is involved in these policies (and I think I am being highly generous here), I calculate:
Staunch Conservatives 31% + American Preservationists 20% + Anti-Elites 12% * 50% + The Disengaged 5% * 50% =
60% of Trump supporters have strong to moderate xenophobic attitudes towards non-white, non-Christians.
Staunch Conservatives (31%)
While not as hardline on immigration as the American Preservationists, they are deeply skeptical of it—both legal and illegal—and worry particularly about Muslim immigration. They feel that having lived in the U.S. for most of one’s life and being Christian are very or fairly important components of being a real American. Although their attitudes toward racial minorities are similar to the attitudes of non-Trump voter groups, they are more worried that discrimination against whites is a major problem.
Free Marketeers (25%)
They are more cosmopolitan, the most likely group to know LGBT people...
American Preservationists (20%)
American Preservationists appear more likely to desire being around people like themselves, who have similar backgrounds and cultural experiences. They are far more likely to have a strong sense of their own racial identity and to say their Christian identity is very important to them. They take the most restrictionist approach to immigration— staunchly opposing not just illegal but legal immigration as well, and intensely supporting a temporary Muslim travel ban. They feel the greatest amount of angst over race relations: they believe that anti-white discrimination is as pervasive as other forms of discrimination, and they have cooler feelings (as measured on a feeling thermometer scale) toward minorities.(2) They agree in overwhelming numbers that real Americans need to have been born in America or have lived here most of their lives and be Christian.
Anti-Elites (12%)
Compared to the American Preservationists, they take more moderate positions on immigration, race, American identity, religious traditionalism including gay marriage, and the environment. Why are they not Democrats? Perhaps because they take less liberal positions on legal immigration and the temporary Muslim travel ban.
The Disengaged (5%)
The Disengaged do not reveal many strong preferences on surveys, but what they do reveal is they are concerned about immigration and support the temporary Muslim travel ban.
The Five Types of Trump Voters | Democracy Fund Voter Study Group
Based on this information and on a scoring system where being pro-immigration restrictions is considered at half (50%) scoring in the event that these people think that anything having to do with actual national security is involved in these policies (and I think I am being highly generous here), I calculate:
Staunch Conservatives 31% + American Preservationists 20% + Anti-Elites 12% * 50% + The Disengaged 5% * 50% =
60% of Trump supporters have strong to moderate xenophobic attitudes towards non-white, non-Christians.
Staunch Conservatives (31%)
While not as hardline on immigration as the American Preservationists, they are deeply skeptical of it—both legal and illegal—and worry particularly about Muslim immigration. They feel that having lived in the U.S. for most of one’s life and being Christian are very or fairly important components of being a real American. Although their attitudes toward racial minorities are similar to the attitudes of non-Trump voter groups, they are more worried that discrimination against whites is a major problem.
Free Marketeers (25%)
They are more cosmopolitan, the most likely group to know LGBT people...
American Preservationists (20%)
American Preservationists appear more likely to desire being around people like themselves, who have similar backgrounds and cultural experiences. They are far more likely to have a strong sense of their own racial identity and to say their Christian identity is very important to them. They take the most restrictionist approach to immigration— staunchly opposing not just illegal but legal immigration as well, and intensely supporting a temporary Muslim travel ban. They feel the greatest amount of angst over race relations: they believe that anti-white discrimination is as pervasive as other forms of discrimination, and they have cooler feelings (as measured on a feeling thermometer scale) toward minorities.(2) They agree in overwhelming numbers that real Americans need to have been born in America or have lived here most of their lives and be Christian.
Anti-Elites (12%)
Compared to the American Preservationists, they take more moderate positions on immigration, race, American identity, religious traditionalism including gay marriage, and the environment. Why are they not Democrats? Perhaps because they take less liberal positions on legal immigration and the temporary Muslim travel ban.
The Disengaged (5%)
The Disengaged do not reveal many strong preferences on surveys, but what they do reveal is they are concerned about immigration and support the temporary Muslim travel ban.
