Elected conservative lawmakers score far higher on authoritarianism than liberals.

Evidence

Results. 1 received completed surveys from 9 (28%) of the Liberal lawmakers, and 8 (16%) of the Conservatives. The Liberal scores on the RWA Scale ranged from 73 to 154, and averaged 117.7.-The Tories went from 125 to 203, with a significantly higher mean of 170.9. The point-biserial correlation between party affiliation and authoritarianism was .69. The mean interitem correlation on the RWA Scale equaled .35, producing an alpha of .94. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 3381

Categorization

• XREF: Corroborates Whitehead & Perry’s finding that political conservatism tracks religious authoritarianism; extends to an elected secular legislature with a point-biserial of .69.