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Sep 19, 2023 · Large majorities of adults in all political and demographic groups say that the tone and nature of political debate has become less respectful and fact-based in recent years. Public evaluations today are nearly identical to views four years ago.
- Political Polarization in the American Public
This rich dataset, coupled with trends and insights from two...
- Political Polarization in the American Public
- What Polarization Looks Like
- More Negative Views of The Opposing Party
- Politics Gets Personal
- Polarization’S Consequences
- Polarization in Red and Blue
- About The Study
- About The Data
To chart the progression of ideological thinking, responses to 10 political values questions asked on multiple Pew Research surveys since 1994 have been combined to create a measure of ideological consistency. Over the past twenty years, the number of Americans in the “tails” of this ideological distribution has doubled from 10% to 21%. Meanwhile, ...
Beyond the rise in ideological consistency, another major element in polarization has been the growing contempt that many Republicans and Democrats have for the opposing party. To be sure, disliking the other party is nothing new in politics. But today, these sentiments are broader and deeper than in the recent past. In 1994, hardly a time of amica...
Liberals and conservatives share a passion for politics. They are far more likely than those with more mixed ideological views to discuss politics on a weekly or daily basis. But for many, particularly on the right, those conversations may not include much in the way of opposing opinions. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of consistent conservatives and abou...
When they look at a political system in which little seems to get done, most Americans in the center of the electorate think that Obama and Republican leaders should simply meet each other halfway in addressing the issues facing the nation. Yet an equitable deal is in the eye of the beholder, as both liberals and conservatives define the optimal po...
The signs of political polarization are evident on both ends of the political spectrum, though the trajectory, nature and extent differ from left to right. With Barack Obama in the White House, partisan antipathy is more pronounced among Republicans, especially consistently conservative Republicans. Overall, more Republicans than Democrats see the ...
This is the first report of a multi-part series based on a national survey of 10,013 adults nationwide, conducted January 23-March 16, 2014 by the Pew Research Center. The survey, funded in part through grants from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and supported by the generosity of Don C. a...
The data in this report are based on two independent survey administrations with the same randomly selected, nationally representative group of respondents. The first is the center’s largest survey on domestic politics to date: the 2014 Political Polarization and Typology Survey, a national telephone survey of 10,013 adults, on landlines and cell p...
- Abigail Geiger
Nov 13, 2020 · The studies we’ve conducted at Pew Research Center over the past few years illustrate the increasingly stark disagreement between Democrats and Republicans on the economy, racial justice, climate change, law enforcement, international engagement and a long list of other issues.
Sep 5, 2023 · Five Facts About Polarization in the United States. American voters are less ideologically polarized than they think they are, and that misperception is greatest for the most politically engaged people. Americans across parties share many policy preferences.
Dec 9, 2021 · Nasty clashes on hot topics such as the Iraq war, social issues and corruption may dominate the current political discourse, but the answer to why America is so polarized ultimately lies in the widening gulf between its richest and poorest citizens.
Nov 4, 2020 · How powerful are political parties in shaping citizens' opinions? Despite long-standing interest in the flow of influence between partisan elites and citizens, few studies to date examine how citizens react when their party changes its position on a major issue in the real world.
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This report focuses on seven core subjects: Understanding the quality of political discourse in America today. Understanding how different types of people define civility. Exploring the relationship between political polarization and civility in government. Determining the incentives for civil and uncivil political discussions in the media.
