npj Complexity (Jun 2025)

Associations between racial bias and political identity in American cities often diverge from common narratives

  • Andrew J. Stier,
  • C. Brandon Ogbunugafor

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s44260-025-00040-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

Abstract

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Attitudes about race are often conflated with political identity. However, existing data from cities frequently contradict common narratives about race and politics. To bring more nuance to the discussion of race and political identity, we need an interdisciplinary urban science of political identity formation that accounts for the dynamics of local culture.