Partisan ‘Call‑the‑Police’ Gap

A large survey finds Republicans are about three times as likely as Democrats to say they would call police if they suspected someone of being an undocumented immigrant, and the same sample shows Republicans are more supportive of militarized policing while Democrats prefer shifting funds to social services. This reveals that partisan identity predicts not only macro policy preferences but private, discretionary willingness to involve law enforcement in everyday social disputes. — If private readiness to summon police maps onto partisan identity, it can produce asymmetric enforcement, escalate local conflicts along party lines, and reshape how immigrant and minority communities experience public safety.