The effects of partisan geographical segregation on online polarization.

• In Event: Partisanship and Political Affiliation in the Context of Digital Media

Brief Overview

Our paper investigates the influence of geographical partisan segregation on online polarization and outgroup hostility. To do so, we combine voter file information for over a million US voters with their Twitter information.

Authors

• Tiago Augusto Ventura, Georgetown University

• Megan A. Brown, University of Michigan

• Jonathan Nagler, New York University

• Joshua A. Tucker, New York University