A New Study Asks: How Do Kids Figure out Where They Stand Politically?

The contentious 2024 U.S. presidential election may be over, but Americans across the political spectrum remain baffled by the other side. The percentage of U.S. adults who see the nation as divided on key values is higher than at any point in the last three decades. Nearly half of Americans think members of the opposing political party aren’t just wrong, but bad people. But how do we end up leaning toward one party over another in the first place? It’s a question that’s been nagging at one Duke University team. “Why do some people come to identify as Republicans, and others…