The Effect of Social Sorting on Affect, Identity, and Cues

• In Event: Social Sorting and Origins of Affective Polarization

Brief Overview

I test the effects of social sorting on party ID, affect, and party cues. I find those who are less socially sorted show lower levels of affect, identity, and responsiveness to cues, across the ideological spectrum.

Author

• David W Bracken, University of California-Davis