Deep Dive: Monopoly Politics and Hardening Partisanship in State Legislatures
Deep Dive: Monopoly Politics and Hardening Partisanship in State Legislatures
As part of its Monopoly Politics 2018 analysis on polarization in Congress, FairVote found that two key factors figure prominently into how Members of Congress vote: their party and the partisanship of their districts. More specifically, the vast majority of Members tend to vote with their party on key votes.
