Who Stands Next to Whom? Voting Lines and Political Polarization

• In Event: Polarization and Electoral Campaigns

Brief Overview

Political polarization in the United States means that voters casting ballots on Election Day stand next to co-partisans. That is not true of early voters, providing us with a natural experiment on the consequences of polarization for dialogue.

Authors

• Michael C. Herron, Dartmouth College

• Daniel A. Smith, University of Florida