A Massive Turnout in a Massively Divided Nation: Voter Turnout and Affective Polarization

• In Event: Negative Partisanship and Affective Polarization

Brief Overview

Using panel data from a representative probability sample that tracked the same individuals in 2016 and 2020, we examine potential causal associations between increased affective polarization and increased turnout.

Authors

• Chloe Jae-Kyung Ahn, University of Pennsylvania

• Diana C Mutz, University of Pennsylvania