A puzzle in US politics: ideological identification as 'liberal' declines, yet support for liberal policies remains strong. This analysis investigates why.
• Examines the decline of self-identification with liberalism despite continued policy alignment and partisanship shifts.
• Explores how specific symbols become associated with liberal ideology over time.
• Shows changing correlations between attitudes toward liberals and other groups.
• Uncovers evolving links between liberal identification and policy preferences.
| On the Dynamics of Ideological Identification: The Puzzle of Liberal Identification Decline was authored by Elizabeth Coggins and James Stimson. It was published by Cambridge in PSR&M in 2019. |
