Encouraging Update: Researchers find most local governments are 'insulated' from political polarization | A Story Worth Sharing

Encouraging Update: Researchers find most local governments are 'insulated' from political polarization | A Story Worth Sharing

Why this story matters: This is one of those stories that quietly proves progress doesn’t always come with loud headlines. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to researchers, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. When it comes to national politics, Americans are fiercely divided across a range of issues, including gun control, election security, and vaccines. It’s not new for Republicans and Democrats to be at odds over issues, but things have reached a point where even the idea of compromising appears to be anathema, making it more difficult to solve thorny problems. But things are much less heated at the local level. A survey of more than 1,400 local officials by the Carnegie Corporation and CivicPulse found that local governments are “largely insulated from the harshest effects of polarization.” Communities with fewer than 50,000 residents proved especially resilient to partisan dysfunction. Would you like to read more good news abo…