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Partisan Polarization Surges in Bush, Obama Years

Trends in American Values: 1987-2012

As Americans head to the polls this November, their values and basic beliefs are more polarized along partisan lines than at any point in the past 25 years. Unlike in 1987, when this series of surveys began, the values gap between Republicans and Democrats is now greater than gender, age, race or class divides.
Slideshow: Key Findings | Interactive: Explore trend data | Quiz: See where you fit

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