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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, California :
RAND Corporation
2015.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423720406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Is Partisan Geographic Clustering of the American Electorate a Reality?; The Big Sort: Concepts and Critiques; Re-Reconsidering the Clustering Question; Chapter Three: Is Geographic Clustering of Voters Driving Rising Polarization in Congress?; Method 1: The Regression Discontinuity Model; Method 2: The Rescaling Model; Method 3: The Multistage Model; Findings; Chapter Four: Discussion and Conclusion; Appendix: Notes and Technical Methods; References
