Name: Xander Starobin
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Xander Starobin
Xander Starobin is a junior at Wesleyan studying government and environmental studies. Outside of class, he leads the Wesleyan Folk Music Collective, the Wesleyan Democrats, and the Wesleyan Weekly Open Mic. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, writing and playing music, and cooking for his friends!
Abstract:
Environmental policy works through two main mechanisms: spending programs and regulatory programs. While connected mechanisms, the public may not view them the same way (Bergquist, P., Konisky, D. M., & Kotcher, J., 2020). While much research has examined partisan views of environmental issues in general, less is known about public preferences for different policy mechanisms, and indeed how those preferences are related to party ID. A nationally representative sample of U.S. Citizens 18+ was gathered through the 2024 American National Election Survey to examine the relationship between public opinion about federal spending on the environment and public opinion about federal environmental regulations, and to examine the extent to which the relationship between these two pieces of public opinion differ based on partisan identity. Linear regression showed that support for greater environmental regulation was significantly, positively associated with support for environmental spending after controlling for race, gender, social class, education level, and party ID. However, party ID significantly moderates this relationship at many levels of regulatory attitudes.