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Landslide counties over timeLandslide counties over timeThe county swing map, 1972–76The county swing map, 1972–76Counties moving with the nationCounties moving with the nationCounty swing uniformity, at a glanceCounty swing uniformity, at a glanceHow uniform the county swing becameHow uniform the county swing becameReligious vote gaps over timeReligious vote gaps over timeVote by churchgoing, within each traditionVote by churchgoing, within each traditionThe partisan gap, by political knowledgeThe partisan gap, by political knowledgeExtra partisan sorting among the well-informedExtra partisan sorting among the well-informedIdeology by party and knowledge, 2020Ideology by party and knowledge, 2020The Southern vote, North vs. SouthThe Southern vote, North vs. SouthThe North–South gap, by issueThe North–South gap, by issueParty vs. race, group by groupParty vs. race, group by groupWhat organizes Americans' feelingsWhat organizes Americans' feelingsThe shift by county Hispanic shareThe shift by county Hispanic shareEducation vs. income in county marginsEducation vs. income in county marginsThe diploma divide between countiesThe diploma divide between countiesWhere the diploma model breaks downWhere the diploma model breaks downWhat drove the county shift after 2016What drove the county shift after 2016Abortion's link to the vote, over timeAbortion's link to the vote, over timeThe vanishing cross-pressured partisansThe vanishing cross-pressured partisansPro-choice share by partyPro-choice share by partyEducation gap by issueEducation gap by issueThe education gap: economics vs. cultureThe education gap: economics vs. cultureThe partisan optimism gapThe partisan optimism gapEconomic mood by partyEconomic mood by partyIncome and the vote, by cycleIncome and the vote, by cycleWho Democratic voters areWho Democratic voters areThe rich, by college degreeThe rich, by college degreeVote margin by incomeVote margin by incomeVote share by incomeVote share by incomeUnion households and collegeUnion households and collegeCrossover voting among stranded partisansCrossover voting among stranded partisansCrossover voting by officeCrossover voting by officeConfidence in institutions by partyConfidence in institutions by partyConfidence in the Supreme CourtConfidence in the Supreme CourtEach institution's party gap, then and nowEach institution's party gap, then and nowWhere the two-party vote is castWhere the two-party vote is castThe 2024 county mapThe 2024 county mapInside the county: precinct marginsInside the county: precinct marginsWhere the vote is cast, by marginWhere the vote is cast, by marginWhere precinct margins spread outWhere precinct margins spread outHow packed each party's votes areHow packed each party's votes areThe unpacking of Democratic citiesThe unpacking of Democratic citiesWarmth toward Black Americans, by partyWarmth toward Black Americans, by partyThe same question, by respondent's raceThe same question, by respondent's raceViews on racial inequality, by partyViews on racial inequality, by partyWarmth toward police, by partyWarmth toward police, by partyThe partisan tolerance gapThe partisan tolerance gapTolerance for controversial speakersTolerance for controversial speakersCross-pressured partisans by educationCross-pressured partisans by educationCross-pressured partisans by cohortCross-pressured partisans by cohortConservative Democrats, South vs. restConservative Democrats, South vs. restCross-pressured partisans over timeCross-pressured partisans over timeParties vs. people, 2024Parties vs. people, 2024Decomposing the thermometer collapseDecomposing the thermometer collapseThe jaws of polarizationThe jaws of polarizationWhere partisans place the other partyWhere partisans place the other partyWho thawed, 2020 to 2024Who thawed, 2020 to 2024Stranded vs. aligned donor givingStranded vs. aligned donor givingTwo maps of the embattled donorTwo maps of the embattled donorThe giving asymmetry, across cutoffsThe giving asymmetry, across cutoffsCapital gains vs. wage subsidy, by areaCapital gains vs. wage subsidy, by areaVote margin across the income decilesVote margin across the income decilesWho each side would silenceWho each side would silenceAverage intolerance by ideologyAverage intolerance by ideologyUnwanted neighbors by ideologyUnwanted neighbors by ideologyThe Brahmin left and Merchant rightThe Brahmin left and Merchant rightLeft-right placement by group (Europe)Left-right placement by group (Europe)Who won't place themselves left-rightWho won't place themselves left-rightBinding morality by ideologyBinding morality by ideologyThe moral gradient, issue by issueThe moral gradient, issue by issueThe sanctity gap vs. the harm gapThe sanctity gap vs. the harm gapWhat predicts the voteWhat predicts the voteGun suicide vs. homicideGun suicide vs. homicideAbortion's pull on other attitudesAbortion's pull on other attitudesIssue correlations, decade by decadeIssue correlations, decade by decadeNational vs. within-party sortingNational vs. within-party sortingBelief constraint over timeBelief constraint over timeTop states for stranded partisansTop states for stranded partisansLandslide counties' share of the voteLandslide counties' share of the voteWhere stranded partisans liveWhere stranded partisans liveStranded partisans over timeStranded partisans over timeOrder and ideology, by developmentOrder and ideology, by developmentTwo psychological cores of the rightTwo psychological cores of the rightNeed for order and the rightNeed for order and the rightAuthoritarianism and the vote, over timeAuthoritarianism and the vote, over timeWhat predicts a Republican voteWhat predicts a Republican voteAuthoritarianism and intoleranceAuthoritarianism and intoleranceThe disposition vs. the label, by countryThe disposition vs. the label, by countrySupport for authoritarian ruleSupport for authoritarian ruleIdeology by racial resentment (whites)Ideology by racial resentment (whites)Racial resentment and ideology, over timeRacial resentment and ideology, over timeWhen racial attitudes shaped other viewsWhen racial attitudes shaped other viewsConflicted conservatives by educationConflicted conservatives by educationFour kinds of AmericanFour kinds of AmericanThe label vs. the policy ledgerThe label vs. the policy ledgerWhere money and votes disagreeWhere money and votes disagreeDonor lean vs. the vote, by raceDonor lean vs. the vote, by raceReligion and politics, by countryReligion and politics, by countryThe god gap in Western EuropeThe god gap in Western EuropeEuropean secularization by cohortEuropean secularization by cohortFour attitudes, one discontinuityFour attitudes, one discontinuityThe Floyd shift, across groupsThe Floyd shift, across groupsThe Floyd shift, nearly nationwideThe Floyd shift, nearly nationwideThe youth vote, 2020 to 2024The youth vote, 2020 to 2024The gender gap in the voteThe gender gap in the voteThe gender gap in party IDThe gender gap in party IDReligiosity: culture vs. economicsReligiosity: culture vs. economicsCultural conservatism by churchgoingCultural conservatism by churchgoingThe rise of the nonesThe rise of the nonesIdeological consistency by sophisticationIdeological consistency by sophisticationBelief constraint, mass vs. informedBelief constraint, mass vs. informedIssue correlations, two publicsIssue correlations, two publicsViews by income, within each partyViews by income, within each partyThe pew vs. the paycheck within partiesThe pew vs. the paycheck within partiesHow income pulls each partyHow income pulls each partyBelief in meritocracy by incomeBelief in meritocracy by incomeMeritocracy belief vs. inequalityMeritocracy belief vs. inequalityThe bootstraps belief, by groupThe bootstraps belief, by groupThe economic axis by developmentThe economic axis by developmentWhat left-right means, country by countryWhat left-right means, country by countryWhat 'right-wing' is made ofWhat 'right-wing' is made ofDeprivation vs. mobility as predictorsDeprivation vs. mobility as predictorsVote margin by deprivation and mobilityVote margin by deprivation and mobilityCandidate polarization since 1980Candidate polarization since 1980The vanishing center candidateThe vanishing center candidateThe donor center over timeThe donor center over timeCentrist donors, cycle by cycleCentrist donors, cycle by cycleEconomic views by party, income, and degreeEconomic views by party, income, and degreeThe two outlier groupsThe two outlier groupsThe same two outliers in ANESThe same two outliers in ANESEmancipative values by generationEmancipative values by generationThe generational values gap, over timeThe generational values gap, over timeEmancipative values by regionEmancipative values by regionEach value's link to left-rightEach value's link to left-rightThe most right-tilting value, by regionThe most right-tilting value, by regionThe Schwartz value wheel and politicsThe Schwartz value wheel and politicsModerates vs. extremes in close racesModerates vs. extremes in close racesWhat extremity costs candidatesWhat extremity costs candidatesThe penalty for being extremeThe penalty for being extremeThe extremity penalty in safe seatsThe extremity penalty in safe seatsAre the two ideologies fusing?Are the two ideologies fusing?Economic vs. cultural ideologyEconomic vs. cultural ideologyWhat drives ideological self-placementWhat drives ideological self-placementBridging capital, net of incomeBridging capital, net of incomeWhat marks the map vs. what moved itWhat marks the map vs. what moved itTwo moralities, left vs. rightTwo moralities, left vs. rightThe autonomy axis, by regionThe autonomy axis, by regionThe body vs. honesty divideThe body vs. honesty divideDonor ideology by occupationDonor ideology by occupationHow each field's donors shiftedHow each field's donors shiftedWhat predicts a county's givingWhat predicts a county's givingDonor dollars by county educationDonor dollars by county educationHow concentrated donor money isHow concentrated donor money isThe donor archipelagoThe donor archipelagoValue axes and left-right (Europe)Value axes and left-right (Europe)Values and the vote, East vs. WestValues and the vote, East vs. WestThe value wheel and politics (Europe)The value wheel and politics (Europe)Who calls themselves conservativeWho calls themselves conservativeWhat predicts ideological labelsWhat predicts ideological labelsIdeological self-identification over timeIdeological self-identification over time