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Political Ideology, Political Party, and Support for Greater Federal Spending on Environmental Protection in the United States: Evidence from the General Social Surveys, 1993–2018

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  • Steven T. Yen
  • Ernest M. Zampelli

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This paper focuses on the effects of political ideology and party affiliation on support for more government spending on environmental protection. Pooled‐sample results show that Liberals (Democrats) are more likely to support higher government spending on environmental protection than Moderates (Independents), who, in turn, are more likely to support higher spending levels than Conservatives (Republicans). The results persist even when we control for respondents' opinions concerning whether the federal government, in general, does too little or too much. When stratifying by party, ideological divisions generally narrow, while stratifying by ideology leads to slightly wider divisions between Democrats and Republicans. Together, these results suggest that when Liberals and Conservatives form opinions about government spending on the environment, party affiliation, to some degree, dampens the effects of ideology. Between 2014 and 2018 the probability of supporting more environmental spending increased, albeit slightly, for all ideologies and parties, but more so for Liberals and Democrats. Este documento se centra en los efectos de la ideología política y la afiliación partidista en el apoyo a un mayor gasto público en protección ambiental. Los resultados de muestras agrupadas muestran que los liberales (demócratas) tienen más probabilidades de apoyar un mayor gasto público en protección ambiental que los moderados (independientes), quienes, a su vez, tienen más probabilidades de apoyar niveles de gasto más altos que los conservadores (republicanos). Los resultados persisten incluso cuando controlamos las opiniones de los encuestados sobre si el gobierno federal, en general, hace demasiado poco o demasiado. Al estratificar por partido, las divisiones ideológicas generalmente se reducen, mientras que la estratificación por ideología conduce a divisiones ligeramente más amplias entre demócratas y republicanos. Juntos, estos resultados sugieren que cuando liberales y conservadores se forman opiniones sobre el gasto público en el medio ambiente, la afiliación a un partido, hasta cierto punto, amortigua los efectos de la ideología. Entre 2014 y 2018, la probabilidad de apoyar más gasto ambiental aumentó, aunque levemente, para todas las ideologías y partidos, pero más para los liberales y demócratas. 本文聚焦政治意识形态和政治派系对支持政府加大环境保护开支一事产生的效果。混合样本(Pooled‐sample)结果显示,自由派(民主党人士)比温和派(独立人士)更有可能支持政府加大对环境保护的开支,而后者反过来比保守派(共和党人士)更有可能支持更高的环境保护开支。当我们对调查对象关于联邦政府是否从整体上作的太少或太多所持的意见加以控制时,结果仍然不变。当用党派进行分类时,意识形态差别一般较窄,而当用意识形态进行分类时,民主党和共和党人士之间的差异稍大。综合来看,这些研究结果暗示,当自由派和保守派对政府在环境上的开支形成意见时,政治派别在一定程度上会抑制意识形态的效果。2014‐2018年间,支持更大的环境开支的可能性有所增加,尽管从所有意识形态和政党来看增幅很小,但就自由派和民主党人士而言增幅稍大。

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  • Steven T. Yen & Ernest M. Zampelli, 2021. "Political Ideology, Political Party, and Support for Greater Federal Spending on Environmental Protection in the United States: Evidence from the General Social Surveys, 1993–2018," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 38(1), pages 6-30, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:38:y:2021:i:1:p:6-30
    DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12410
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