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Political polarization (spelled polarisation in British English, African and Caribbean English, and New Zealand English) is the divergence of political attitudes away from the center, towards ideological extremes.
Polarization in the U.S. is not what it used to be. The term “polarization’ used to be a way to describe political disagreements that take place without undermining people’s basic respect for each other. “Affective polarization” is different.
Political polarization is the ideological distance between opposed parties. If the differences are large, it can produce logjams, standoffs, and inflexibility in Congress and state and local governments. Though it can be frustrating, political polarization is not necessarily dysfunctional.
Political polarization is the movement of political views and actions away from the center and toward more extreme views and policies. The United States has two main political parties, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
Polarization is a social phenomenon in which a population divides into belligerent groups with rigidly opposed beliefs and identities that inhibit cooperation and undermine pursuit of a common good.
U.S. politicians’ strong ideological polarization has been increasing since the 1990s, and is largely due to local party procedures and primary elections. Most voters, however, are much less ideologically polarized (except for elites and highly politically engaged voters).
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.
Political polarization is the defining feature of early 21st century American politics, both among the public and elected officials. Our study finds that Republicans and Democrats are further apart than at any point in recent history.
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 polarization, according to an article by Emilia Palonen, is a political tool — articulated to demarcate frontiers between ‘us’ and ‘them’ and to stake out communities perceived as moral orders.