Political Activists tend to be more polarized than average voters?

Question

Political Activists tend to be more polarized than average voters.

Answer 1

Yes. Since they have more interest in the issue, they also tend to have stronger views. They live these isses in their daily lives in a way most citizens do not. This creates polarization since they do not want to just merely go with popular consensus.

Answer 2

The answer to this should be a self-evident "yes," as activists like myself get involved because of the emotional or intellectual pull of specific causes or issues. Many average citiziens do not even begin to pay attention to political campaigns until after Labor Day, whereas activists are engaged mostly year-round. "Average voter" is something of a misnomer in political science circles, since there really is no such creature, but there is such a thing as "registered voters" and "likely voters." As you might expect, "likely voters" tend to be polarized a bit more than the more-general "registered voters."

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