Affective and issue polarization

Planned This chapter has not been written. It is listed so the book shows its full scope.

The question

Did emotional distance between partisans grow faster than their distance on issues?

The data

• ANES Cumulative Data FileYears: 1948-2024 (33 study years; even years only after 2004; no 2006, 2010 or 2014 study)
• Cooperative Election StudyYears: 2006-2024 (every year; self-reported turnout is available in the 10 even years)
• NationscapeYears: 2019-07-18 to 2021-04-15 (85 weekly waves)

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The scope

Individuals Each row of the data is a person, so results describe people and can be compared across groups.

The chapter sits in Part II, Partisan feeling, the great sorting. Its unit of analysis is individuals. See how the book treats evidence.