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And we can add after Obama to this.
White Racial Resentment Before, During Obama Years.
by Robert Bird and Frank Newport
“What impact did the first African-American U.S. president, Barack Obama, have on racial attitudes in the U.S.? Did race relations improve, stay the same or get worse during his administration -- the last perhaps as a result of a "backlash" effect among racially resentful whites? “
“Our recent analysis of several indicators of racial resentment before and during the Obama administration provides evidence that racial resentment decreased among the majority of white Americans during Obama's presidency. Republicans were the only political group who did not decrease in racial resentment -- but they did not increase significantly either.”
Overall, white racial resentment decreased significantly from the years before Obama took office compared with the final two years of his administration. The index fell from .82 in 2004 and 2007 to .75 in 2015 and 2016, a statistically significant change.”
The only political group whose members did not decrease in racial resentment between the two time periods are Republicans.”
The differences between the two periods by party identification are statistically significant and important.
White Racial Resentment Before, During Obama Years
Racial resentment among republicans during Obama was .87 and that was higher than the overall index and remained at .87 even as the national average fell to .75. For Independents the index dropped from .86 to .77 and the Democrats were 10 points below the national average to begin with at .75 and their resentment fell 15 points to .62.
White Racial Resentment Before, During Obama Years.
by Robert Bird and Frank Newport
“What impact did the first African-American U.S. president, Barack Obama, have on racial attitudes in the U.S.? Did race relations improve, stay the same or get worse during his administration -- the last perhaps as a result of a "backlash" effect among racially resentful whites? “
“Our recent analysis of several indicators of racial resentment before and during the Obama administration provides evidence that racial resentment decreased among the majority of white Americans during Obama's presidency. Republicans were the only political group who did not decrease in racial resentment -- but they did not increase significantly either.”
Overall, white racial resentment decreased significantly from the years before Obama took office compared with the final two years of his administration. The index fell from .82 in 2004 and 2007 to .75 in 2015 and 2016, a statistically significant change.”
The only political group whose members did not decrease in racial resentment between the two time periods are Republicans.”
The differences between the two periods by party identification are statistically significant and important.
- Republicans are generally the most racially resentful; Democrats are the least.
- The decrease in racial resentment among Democrats is statistically significant.
- Independents also showed a decrease in racial resentment, and this decrease is marginally significant.
- Republicans did not show a statistically significant change.
White Racial Resentment Before, During Obama Years
Racial resentment among republicans during Obama was .87 and that was higher than the overall index and remained at .87 even as the national average fell to .75. For Independents the index dropped from .86 to .77 and the Democrats were 10 points below the national average to begin with at .75 and their resentment fell 15 points to .62.