Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America

Morris P. Fiorina, Samuel J. Abrams, Jeremy C. Pope

Is America really split into two warring camps, or do most citizens hold moderate views on the issues of the culture war?

At a glance

You will learn what the survey evidence shows, that older and younger Americans, and groups by race, education and region, grew more alike
You will question headlines about a divided nation by checking whether the numbers beneath them show any growing gap
You will weigh their case that income still divides voters, alongside religion, rather than being replaced by moral issues