The Relationship between Social Distance and Party Stereotyping

• In Event: Polarization

Brief Overview

Using two national surveys, we look at the relationship between individuals' personal exposure to partisans and their perceptions of what “Democrats" and “Republicans" look like (traits) and what they stand for (positions on salient issues).

Authors

• Anand Edward Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder

• Matthew T. Pietryka, Florida State University