Research in High School

Hi everyone, I am a high school junior and am starting a research project on why the increase of economic inequality in the United States has largely led to polarization instead of class-based political mobilization. Since I am still in high school I obviously have less opportunities that an undergrad student in terms of research, so I am looking for some advice on how to proceed. I was thinking about emailing professors asking for mentorship or to work under them, but I don’t know how realistic this is. Any advice would be great!