Traditional values and partisanship each correlate weakly with symbolic racism (.27 and .26)

Evidence

The data in Table 20.5 are roughly consistent with these expectations, although it must be said that the expectations are rather general, and the fit quite variable across model specifications. The average bivariate correlation of traditional values with symbolic racism is .27, and 6 of the 10 regression coefficients are significant. The three partisanship predispositions yielded a similar average correlation (.26), with half of the ideology terms and both social welfare terms significant. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3676