This relative polarization of results between Croatian North and South has been interpreted by sociologists as closely connected to economic indicators as well as the extent to which the regions were affected by the war in the 1990s.
Tuto relativní polarizaci mezi severním a jižním Chorvatskem připisují sociologové úzce spojeným ekonomickým indikátorům a rozsahu vlivu Chorvatské války za nezávislost v 90. letech.