The Effect of Changing U.S. Demographics on White/Black, White/Asian, and White/Latine Biracial People’s Identity and Political Behavior

The U.S. is projected to become a “majority-minority” nation, with White Americans shifting from comprising the majority of Americans to a minority by 2044. While much is known about how White Americans respond to this anticipated shift, little is known about how racial minority groups, particularly the biracial population, respond to information about growing racial diversity. Psychologist Analia Albuja will examine how narratives about the majority-minority shift that emphasize the growth of the biracial population influence biracial people’s identity and political preferences. She will conduct a survey experiment for her study.