Replication Data for: Identity in Crisis: Elections, Financial Crisis, and Attitudes Toward Immigration in Europe

Using as-if random assignment in individual interview dates for the European Social Survey, we examine how distance to elections and Europe's economic crisis affect attitudes towards immigration. We find that during the financial crisis, proximity to elections more than doubles the probability of expressing strong anti-immigration sentiments towards immigrants from "poor countries." However, this relationship reverses for immigration of coethnics, with proximity to elections being associated with more than twice as favorable attitudes. Our results lead us to believe that these changes are driven by a reversion to identity politics due to the politicization of ``out groups'' during periods of economic hardship.