Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics & Society

Defining the South in the 21st Century

"Modern Sexism"

and the 2016 Presidential Election

The latest analysis of data from the 2016 Blair Center Poll
explores how American attitudes about working women and feminism
influenced the presidential race along racial, gender, regional and partisan lines.

2016 Blair Center Poll

A uniquely valuable resource for understanding
political & social values nationally and in the south.

2016 BCP Analysis

“Intersections of Region and Race:

Divided Opinions on Immigration Politics and Policy in the South”
A report prepared by Xavier Medina Vidal, Ph.D.

The Impact of "Modern Sexism" on the 2016 Presidential Election

The latest analysis of data from 2016 Blair Center Poll explores how American attitudes about working women and feminism influenced the presidential race along racial, gender, regional and partisan lines.

Intersections of Region & Race:

Divided Opinions on ‘Building a Wall,’ Immigration Politics and Policy in the South

In this report, we examine the views of white, African American, and Latina/o Americans toward the immigration politics and policy issues that became central to the 2016 general election.

About the Poll

The Blair Center Poll is a presidential election year survey conducted in partnership with Knowledge Networks (Stanford) which includes an oversample of southern, African American, and Latino respondents and examines political behavior and attitudes.

Our Mission

The Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics & Society supports and promotes the critical, interdisciplinary study of the general politics, identity politics and culture of the American South past and present.