Stereotypes of Muslims and Support for the War on Terror John Sides Department of Political Science George Washington University jsides@gwu.edu Kimberly Gross School of Media and Public Affairs George Washington University kimgross@gwu.edu January 2011 Abstract We investigate Americans’ stereotypes of both Muslims and Muslim-Americans. We find that negative stereotypes relating to violence and trustworthiness are commonplace and that little distinguishes Muslims from Muslim-Americans in the public’s mind. Furthermore, these stereotypes have consequences: those with less favorable views of Muslims are more likely to support several aspects of the War on Terror.