Nationalization and Polarization in US House Elections

• In Event: The Influence of Primary Elections on Polarization

Brief Overview

Analyzing nationalization and polarization in US House elections between 1840 and 2018, our findings suggest that the nationalization of elections helps to explain much of the shifts in polarization observed during the past 170 years.

Authors

• Jamie L. Carson, University of Georgia

• Joel Sievert, Texas Tech University

• Ryan D Williamson, Auburn University