Variables:
PartyRegistration, partyreg_baseline (Democrats and Republicans)
Europe, immi_region_eur_2018
Middle East, immi_region_mid_2018
India, immi_region_india_2018
China, immi_region_china_2018
Africa, immi_region_afr_2018
ft_immig_2017_Feelings towards immigrants
Region #1: Europe
##
## Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 0.1228571 0.1523810 0.7247619
## Republican 0.2573034 0.1348315 0.6078652
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: voter$PartyRegistration and voter$immi_europe
## X-squared = 58.02, df = 2, p-value = 2.519e-13
## $expected
## voter$immi_europe
## voter$PartyRegistration Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 193.7629 151.5464 704.6907
## Republican 164.2371 128.4536 597.3093
## $observed
## voter$immi_europe
## voter$PartyRegistration Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 129 160 761
## Republican 229 120 541
| Democrat | Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease | 0.12 | 0.26 |
| Increase | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| Keep about the same | 0.72 | 0.61 |
Region #2: Middle East
##
## Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 0.30922931 0.12083730 0.56993340
## Republican 0.74044944 0.02134831 0.23820225
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: voter$PartyRegistration and voter$immi_middleeast
## X-squared = 367.1, df = 2, p-value < 2.2e-16
## $expected
## voter$immi_middleeast
## voter$PartyRegistration Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 532.8099 79.05513 439.135
## Republican 451.1901 66.94487 371.865
## $observed
## voter$immi_middleeast
## voter$PartyRegistration Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 325 127 599
## Republican 659 19 212
| Democrat | Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease | 0.31 | 0.74 |
| Increase | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| Keep about the same | 0.57 | 0.24 |
Region #3: India
##
## Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 0.20821394 0.12798472 0.66380134
## Republican 0.40427928 0.06081081 0.53490991
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: voter$PartyRegistration and voter$immi_india
## X-squared = 97.459, df = 2, p-value < 2.2e-16
## $expected
## voter$immi_india
## voter$PartyRegistration Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 312.2062 101.72403 633.0698
## Republican 264.7938 86.27597 536.9302
## $observed
## voter$immi_india
## voter$PartyRegistration Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 218 134 695
## Republican 359 54 475
| Democrat | Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease | 0.21 | 0.40 |
| Increase | 0.13 | 0.06 |
| Keep about the same | 0.66 | 0.53 |
Region #4: China
##
## Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 0.24144487 0.11406844 0.64448669
## Republican 0.47309417 0.04147982 0.48542601
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: voter$PartyRegistration and voter$immi_china
## X-squared = 127.35, df = 2, p-value < 2.2e-16
## $expected
## voter$immi_china
## voter$PartyRegistration Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 365.8189 84.96091 601.2202
## Republican 310.1811 72.03909 509.7798
## $observed
## voter$immi_china
## voter$PartyRegistration Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 254 120 678
## Republican 422 37 433
| Democrat | Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease | 0.24 | 0.47 |
| Increase | 0.11 | 0.04 |
| Keep about the same | 0.64 | 0.49 |
Region #5: Africa
##
## Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 0.20892688 0.15479582 0.63627730
## Republican 0.51293588 0.03937008 0.44769404
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## Pearson's Chi-squared test
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## data: voter$PartyRegistration and voter$immi_africa
## X-squared = 222.15, df = 2, p-value < 2.2e-16
## $expected
## voter$immi_africa
## voter$PartyRegistration Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 366.5438 107.36045 579.0958
## Republican 309.4562 90.63955 488.9042
## $observed
## voter$immi_africa
## voter$PartyRegistration Decrease Increase Keep about the same
## Democrat 220 163 670
## Republican 456 35 398
| Democrat | Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease | 0.21 | 0.51 |
| Increase | 0.15 | 0.04 |
| Keep about the same | 0.64 | 0.45 |
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## Welch Two Sample t-test
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## data: ft_immig_2017 by PartyRegistration
## t = 15.587, df = 2285.1, p-value < 2.2e-16
## alternative hypothesis: true difference in means is not equal to 0
## 95 percent confidence interval:
## 14.50152 18.67546
## sample estimates:
## mean in group Democrat mean in group Republican
## 69.75725 53.16876
Conclusions:
There are significant results regarding political parties and their support in allowing people to immigrate from Europe, Middle East, India, China, and Africa.
Democrats allow more people to immigrate from Europe, Middle East, India, China, and Africa.
Republicans allow less people to immigrate from Europe, Middle East, India, China, and Africa.