Norpoth, Helmut and Lewis-Beck, Michael S. (2022) Washington DC may be politically polarized but most Americans are not. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (22 Mar 2022). Blog Entry.
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Abstract
In recent decades the US Congress has become increasingly polarized, with legislators taking increasingly more extreme ideological positions on various issues. But does this polarization reflect the US as a whole? Using data from the American National Election Study Helmut Norpoth and Michael S. Lewis-Beck find that the American electorate is far from polarized, with a plurality identifying with the political middle ground and a very small number considering themselves to be either extremely conservative or liberal.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Blog Entry) |
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| Official URL: | https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| Date Deposited: | 23 May 2022 12:54 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 21:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114834 |
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