September 10, 2025Political BehaviorOpen Access

Polarization and Partisan Bias in Citizens’ Evaluations of Public Services

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SASaar Alon‐BarkatLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München ACAmnon CavariReichman University LSLior ShvartsUniversity of Haifa

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Observational analysis reveals partisan bias in evaluations of public services in Israel, suggesting citizens struggle to hold the government accountable.

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Partisan bias significantly affects how citizens evaluate public services, undermining accountability.
Data from two cross-sectional surveys during 2021 and 2022 illustrate the impact of polarization on evaluations.
The research highlights that citizen assessments of public services are influenced by political affiliation.
Findings raise important questions about the integrity of democratic accountability in a polarized society.

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Alon‐Barkat et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c243f6b210217d647a930c https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-025-10078-8

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Observational analysis reveals partisan bias in evaluations of public services in Israel, suggesting citizens struggle to hold the government accountable.

Polarization and Partisan Bias in Citizens’ Evaluations of Public Services

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Polarization and Partisan Bias in Citizens’ Evaluations of Public Services

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