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%T Ticking all the boxes? A comparative study of social sorting and affective polarization %A Harteveld, Eelco %J Electoral Studies %P 1-11 %V 72 %D 2021 %K affective polarization; social sorting; CSES - Comparative Study of Electoral Systems %@ 0261-3794 %~ FDB %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-87892-7 %X This study explores whether, in societies around the world, affective polarization - or animosity between citizens based on their political allegiance - is stronger if political divisions align with non-political ones. Such 'social sorting' has earlier been established to foster affective polarization in the United States. In this study, I argue that the underlying mechanism travels across the globe. I then present two complementary studies which confirm this hypothesis. First, I employ CSES data to predict the level of affective polarization by social sorting at 119 elections in 40 countries, showing that greater alignment of partisan divisions with non-political divisions in a society (along the lines of income, education, religion and region) is associated with stronger dislike towards political outgroups. Second, using Dutch panel data, I show that individuals who fit the socio-demographic 'profile' of their party better tend to be more affectively polarized. This has important implications for our understanding of affective polarization. %C NLD %G en %9 Zeitschriftenartikel %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info