6d. Ideological polarisation of electorate (% of voters self-identified as left or right)

Line chart showing the evolution of ideological polarisation among the electorate in Latin America, measured as the percentage of voters who self-identify as left-wing (0–1) or right-wing (9–10) on a scale from 0 to 10.

Chart: Ernesto Talvi & José Pablo Martínez, Elcano Royal InstituteSource: Latinobarómetro (self-identification in positions 0 and 1 for left and 9 and 10 for right in the scale 0-10; NR/DK answers are not considered; data not available for 1999, 2012, 2019, 2021 and 2022; simple average in each term)Get the data