Populism, Evangelicalism, and the Polarized Politics of Immigration

Ruth Melkonian-Hoover and Lyman A. Kellstedt

The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 2019, vol. 17, issue 3, 50-67

Abstract: Past research has established that evangelical Protestant elites have increased their involvement in immigration reform efforts pursuing Biblical values of “welcoming the stranger.” This article confirms and updates these previous research efforts. Prior work has also established that, at the mass level, white evangelical Protestants hold the most conservative immigration perspectives of any religious group in the United States. This article examines reasons for this finding through analysis of Democracy Fund Voter Survey panel data. It demonstrates that partisanship, presidential voting, and right-wing cultural populist attitudes are the primary driving forces underlying white evangelical attitudes about immigration.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2019.1644009

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