The Nature of Partisan Conflict in Public Opinion
Asymmetric or Symmetric
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6179568 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Narayani Lasala Blanco (0000-0002-3211-8551, Arizona State University, corresponding author), Robert Y Shapiro (Columbia University), Joy Wilke (UCLA Health) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 46-58 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Politics Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-673X • E-ISSN: 1552-3373 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1532673x20961022 |
| OpenAlex | W3092387541 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 27 |
What are the dynamics of partisan conflict in the mass public in the United States? Has this conflict been driven by Republicans moving to the right across a wide range of issues, or have Democrats contributed to this as well? Have these changes been symmetric, occurring for both sides, or asymmetric, occurring for just one side? Understanding how the partisan gaps have widened may shed light on potential prospects for reversing extreme political conflict in public opinion. This paper examines this question with an analysis of opinion trend data over the last 40 years. It includes an original analysis of these trends among racial and ethnic groups. We find that symmetric partisan changes have only occurred among whites. Overall partisan differences have been less for Blacks and Hispanics than for whites
Ethnic group · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |