Editing Political polarization (section)

=== The political context ===
Some of recent studies emphasize the role of electoral context and the way parties interact with each other. For example, a recent study shows that coalition partnership can moderate the extent of affective polarization over parties.<ref name="auto"/> However, this study does not find evidence that the number of political parties and district magnitude that captures the proportionality of electoral systems would influence the extent of affective polarization. Also, electoral context, such as electoral salience, involvement in elections, elite polarization, and the strength of Eurosceptic parties, can intensify the divide.<ref name="doi.org"/>

The impact of redistricting—potentially through [[gerrymandering]] or the manipulation of electoral borders to favor a political party—on political polarization in the United States has been found to be minimal in research by leading political scientists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prokop |first=Andrew |date=2014-08-05 |title=Does gerrymandering cause political polarization? |url=https://www.vox.com/2014/8/5/17991982/gerrymandering-political-polarization-partisan |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Vox |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Ranked-choice voting in the United States|Ranked-choice voting]] has also been put forward as a solution to political polarization.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slaughter |first=Anne-Marie |date=2019 |title=Idea: Ranked-Choice Voting |url=https://politico.com/interactives/2019/how-to-fix-politics-in-america/polarization/ranked-choice-voting/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=politico.com |language=en}}</ref>

When politicians repeatedly favor partisan media outlets, they reinforce their supporters' existing biases, which can further fuel political polarization within the public.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Six ways the media influence elections {{!}} School of Journalism and Communication |url=https://journalism.uoregon.edu/news/six-ways-media-influences-elections |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=journalism.uoregon.edu |language=en}}</ref>