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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Otero Felipe, Patricia author Rodríguez Zepeda, Juan Antonio author Sánchez Ferrer, Leonardo author 2024-10 Affective polarization is a recent yet widespread phenomenon in democracies that significantly impacts various aspects of politics. In this paper, we argue that it can also shape citizens’ political beliefs through party cues. Using a panel survey experiment in Spain, we examine the extent to which partisan signals influence citizens’ attitudes toward a non-party-branded issue, specifically the ban on prostitution, and how affective polarization moderates this effect. Our results underscore the role of affective polarization in moderating the influence of partisan cues, particularly among highly polarized individuals. These findings highlight the capacity of affective polarization not only to deepen political divisions but also to expand the scope of partisan influence to non-politicized and neutral issues, offering new insights into its potential impact on attitude formation and decision-making. 0002-7642 http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10009 10.1177/00027642241285019 1552-3381 Affective polarization Party cues Ban on prostitution Spain The Moderating Role of Affective Polarization on Party Cues: The Case of the Prostitution Ban