Ideology, Averages, or Issues: Kinds of Extremism in the United States

• In Event: Polarization and Extremism

Brief Overview

Using surveys of the public and experts, we explore extremism based on self-rated ideology, aggregated issues, and specific issues. We consider variations across groups, connections to democratic attitudes, and seeing extremism in others.

Authors

• Laura Pacheco, Brigham Young University-Provo

• Madison Yamamura, Brigham Young University

• Ethan C Busby, Brigham Young University-Provo