Roll-call votes may understate polarization in Congress, study finds
March 20, 2026
March 20, 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 20 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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Roll-call votes may understate polarization in Congress, study finds
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For decades, scholars have estimated the ideology of members of Congress by analyzing roll-call votes, recorded tallies of each member's "yea-or-nay" on legislation.
But a new study from the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy finds t . . .
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Roll-call votes may understate polarization in Congress, study finds
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For decades, scholars have estimated the ideology of members of Congress by analyzing roll-call votes, recorded tallies of each member's "yea-or-nay" on legislation.
But a new study from the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy finds t . . .