Beyond the Political Divide: How Political Differences between College Roommates Affect their Lives Outside of Politics

• In Event: Bridging Ties in Social Networks

Brief Overview

We analyze how political differences among randomly assigned roommates impact academics. Students with outpartisan roommates tend to earn higher grades, though this doesn't affect major choice. Political interest may increase with engaged roommates.

Authors

• Brad T. Gomez, Florida State University

• Matthew T. Pietryka, Florida State University