Researcher ORCID Identifier
0009-0007-0643-7405
Graduation Year
2025
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Politics and International Relations
Reader 1
Dr. Vanessa Tyson
Reader 2
Dr. Jon Shields
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Maya C Weigel-Murphy
Abstract
This thesis finds that increased popularity and participation in modern conservative populist movements -- like Tea Party, Trump's presidential campaigns, and the Capitol Insurrection of January 6th, 2021 -- leads to spikes both the number of active hate groups in the United States and hate crime occurrences.
Recommended Citation
Weigel-Murphy, Maya, "Exploring the Relationship Between Presidential Election Results and White Supremacist Activity in the United States from 2008-Present" (2025). Scripps Senior Theses. 2631.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/2631
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
