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Jun 12, 2014 · This rich dataset, coupled with trends and insights from two decades of Pew Research Center polling, reveals a complex picture of partisan polarization and how it manifests itself in political behaviors, policy debates, election dynamics and everyday life.
- Abigail Geiger
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.
- Reem Nadeem
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.
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.
Political elites of the United States are deeply polarized. Polarization of the Democratic and Republican Parties is higher than at any time since the end of the Civil War. This essay describes how the modern polarization trend emerged and its implications for mass political behavior and public policy outcomes.
- Christopher Hare, Keith T Poole
- 2014
Dec 6, 2011 · Changes in the public’s operational ideology—the dominant direction of public views on specific policy matters—react systematically to changes in the policy context and are strongly predictive of both electoral outcomes and federal policy change.
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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.
