Replication Data for: Testing the Stability and Temporal Order of PoC Identity and PoC Solidarity: New Evidence from a Survey Panel of Asian, Black, Latino, and Multiracial Adults

Two crucial variables in the study of people of color (PoC) are identity and solidarity. Present work construes identity as more stable than solidarity, with identity shifting solidarity between PoC. However, this view rests on cross-sectional evidence, limiting researchers’ ability to formally appraise these key variables’ stability and sequence. We report the first longitudinal evidence on these matters by leveraging a unique two-wave survey of Asian, Black, Latino, and Multiracial adults. First, contrary current conceptualizations, we find PoC solidarity is as stable as PoC identity, suggesting two alternate but durable sources of political unity among these groups. Second, consistent with present conceptualizations, we show PoC identity is associated with shifts in solidarity, but not vice versa. Third, we offer evidence that the dynamics between these variables holds uniformly across different PoC subgroups, highlighting this mega-group’s coherence and political relevance. We conclude by discussing our results’ implications for U.S. inter-minority politics.