Nguy Joyce H, Davis Alexandria J, Chan Nathan K
PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, US.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, US.
Public Opin Q. 2025 Jun 15;89(2):361-388. doi: 10.1093/poq/nfaf019. eCollection 2025.
This article seeks to understand the public opinion formation among women of color in America. How do identity-based factors, such as linked fate with women of color (WoC), shape political evaluations? Expanding on social identity theory and intersectionality frameworks, we investigate the political influences of WoC identification and WoC intersectional linked fate. We argue that intersectional linked fate represents a deeper sense of shared experiences and interconnected outcomes across race and gender, making this both a conceptually distinct construct and a politically consequential extension of WoC identity. Further, we theorize that women of color's perceptions of intersectional linked fate drive their cross-racial support for real-world WoC in politics. We analyze data from the 2020 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey to test how intersectional linked fate correlates with evaluations of prominent WoC political figures such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, and Michelle Obama among Black, Latina, and Asian American women. Our findings reveal that intersectional linked fate has a stronger and more consistent influence on these political evaluations than either WoC identity or racial linked fate, fostering solidarity and support for WoC politicians across racial boundaries. The results highlight the critical role of intersectional linked fate in shaping public opinion with important implications for understanding future elections, especially as candidates, politics, and the electorate continue to diversify in the United States.
本文旨在了解美国有色人种女性的舆论形成情况。基于身份的因素，如与有色人种女性的命运相连，是如何塑造政治评价的？在社会认同理论和交叉性框架的基础上，我们研究了有色人种女性身份认同和有色人种女性交叉性命运相连的政治影响。我们认为，交叉性命运相连代表了一种跨越种族和性别的更深层次的共同经历和相互关联的结果感，使其既是一个概念上独特的结构，也是有色人种女性身份在政治上的重要延伸。此外，我们提出理论，认为有色人种女性对交叉性命运相连的认知推动了她们在现实政治中对有色人种女性的跨种族支持。我们分析了2020年多种族选举后合作调查的数据，以测试交叉性命运相连与黑人、拉丁裔和亚裔美国女性对亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯、艾扬娜·普雷斯利和米歇尔·奥巴马等著名有色人种女性政治人物的评价之间的相关性。我们的研究结果表明，交叉性命运相连对这些政治评价的影响比有色人种女性身份认同或种族命运相连更强、更一致, 促进了跨种族界限对有色人种女性政治家的团结和支持。研究结果凸显了交叉性命运相连在塑造舆论方面的关键作用，这对于理解未来选举具有重要意义，尤其是在美国候选人、政治和选民继续多元化的情况下。
