Polarization

Our grantmaking supports efforts to understand and reduce political polarization in the United States through support for education, democracy, and peace.

Polarization in America: How Polarized Are We?

A three-part series finds that local government is far less affected by division than at the national level

Polarization Rising Nationally While Remaining Moderate Within Local Communities According to Survey of Public Officials

Dec 3, 2025

Polarization: What Are We Learning?

Apr 11, 2025

‘Nothing is Unfixable’: Governor Thomas H. Kean on Division, Bipartisanship, and Philanthropy

Mar 17, 2025

Future Governors Take a Crash Course in School Policy

Mar 7, 2025

Why Polarization Is a Problem

Feb 19, 2025

What Would It Take for Politicians to Find Common Ground? One State House Tries an Experiment

Feb 11, 2025

How to Disagree Better

Jul 9, 2024

Funding Journalism for a Stronger Democracy

Jul 8, 2024

Does Local News Reduce Polarization?

Jul 2, 2024

The Case for Objective, Investigative, and Local Journalism

Jun 5, 2024

Why Has the United States Become So Polarized?

May 3, 2024

The Importance of Bipartisanship

Dec 22, 2022

Is Bipartisan Change Still Possible?

Mar 9, 2022