ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Climate Authoritarianism: How Climate Change Could Fuel Right-Wing Authoritarianism

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Cultural Psychology

  • Nicholas DiMaggio
    Unc chapel hill
  • Joshua Jackson
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Kurt Gray
    University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Abstract

How could climate change impact voting behavior? Prior research suggests ecological stressors might increase support of right-wing groups. Our analysis of local weather emergencies and congressional voting in 2664 US House elections between 1984 and 2018 revealed a significant and positive relationship between frequency of weather emergencies and right-wing voting.

Climate Change