Class in Name Only: Subjective Class Identity, Objective Class Position, and Vote Choice in American Presidential Elections.

The article discusses the connection between American voters' subjective class identity and their objective class position, focusing on presidential elections from 1972 to 2004. The authors highlight a tendency for most Americans to identify themselves as belonging to the middle class, and special attention is paid to the voting behavior of Americans with inflated and deflated perceptions of their class position. The effects of sociodemographic factors such as race, education, and religion on subjective class identity and voting behavior are addressed.