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Partisan rancor has markedly increased in the U.S., with significant divides between Republicans and Democrats in both the public and in government on a range of policy issues. Current partisanship extends beyond policy differences, however, in that Republicans and Democrats also hold different understandings of several empirical issues-such as climate change or the public health impacts of energy development. We propose a four-part conceptual framework to understand the role of partisanship in energy transition with a focus on the United States. We suggest that partisanship has four key dimensions: cue receptivity, expressive partisanship, negative partisanship, and performative partisanship. We identify research needs to understand and mitigate the role of partisanship in energy transition.