Are changing constituencies driving rising polarization in the U.S. house of representatives?

This report addresses two questions: first, whether the spatial distribution of the American electorate has become more geographically clustered over the last 40 years with respect to party voting and socioeconomic attributes; and second, whether this clustering process has contributed to rising pol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Sussell, Jesse, author (author), Thomson, James A., author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, California : RAND Corporation 2015.
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Sumario:This report addresses two questions: first, whether the spatial distribution of the American electorate has become more geographically clustered over the last 40 years with respect to party voting and socioeconomic attributes; and second, whether this clustering process has contributed to rising polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (63 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833088642
Acceso:Open access