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<p>In the United States, political trust rests on myriad building blocks, including race. But existing work offers limited information about why race matters for trust and if its relevance varies across racial groups and political contexts. We argue that in-group evaluations of group status, captured by perceptions of marginalization and group attachments, can contribute to one’s political trust. We test this using data from the American National Election Study (ANES) and the 2020 Collaborative Multi-racial Post-election Study (CMPS). We show that these orientations matter across groups and that their relevance does not vary with the party-in-power. We also offer evidence suggesting whites’ political trust may be less chronically connected with in-group evaluations compared to Black and Latino Americans. We conclude by discussing the implications of our results for government performance in a polarized age.</p>

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Who Trusts? The Relevance of Race for Political Trust

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    2026年6月23日

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  • Jennifer Chudy,
  • Andrew M. Engelhardt

摘要

In the United States, political trust rests on myriad building blocks, including race. But existing work offers limited information about why race matters for trust and if its relevance varies across racial groups and political contexts. We argue that in-group evaluations of group status, captured by perceptions of marginalization and group attachments, can contribute to one’s political trust. We test this using data from the American National Election Study (ANES) and the 2020 Collaborative Multi-racial Post-election Study (CMPS). We show that these orientations matter across groups and that their relevance does not vary with the party-in-power. We also offer evidence suggesting whites’ political trust may be less chronically connected with in-group evaluations compared to Black and Latino Americans. We conclude by discussing the implications of our results for government performance in a polarized age.