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Police forces lean Republican, but partisan politics don't greatly influence officer actions

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Police departments across the United States tend to be more Republican -leaning than the communities they serve, according to a study published in the American Journal of Political Science .

Despite this political imbalance, the research found little evidence that Republican and Democratic officers behave differently in similar on-the-job situations.

The study reaffirmed previous findings that race and ethnicity are significant factors influencing how officers conduct their duties.

Political party affiliation does not strongly predict how an officer will behave on the job.

Instead, factors like race and ethnicity appear to play a more significant role in shaping how officers perform their duties.

Black and Hispanic officers in Chicago were found to make fewer stops and arrests compared to white officers.