In recent decades, political parties in the U.S have grown farther apart ideologically. This is known as polarization.
What is political polarization?
Political polarisation is the divergence of political sentiments away from the centre and towards ideological extremes.
The majority of political science debates of polarisation take political parties and democratic forms of government into account.
Political polarisation is a significant aspect of American politics.
The two types of polarisation, which are both present in the United States, are ideological polarisation (differences in policy opinions) and affective polarisation (hatred and mistrust of political out-groups).
These activists than influence lawmakers to become more conservative or liberal on there viewpoints.
