Are Changing Constituencies Driving Rising Polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives?
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Probability, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Demography, Political Science, Government
| Author: | Jesse Sussell, James A. Thomson | ISBN: | 9780833088628 |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation | Publication: | February 17, 2015 |
| Imprint: | RAND Corporation | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jesse Sussell, James A. Thomson |
| ISBN: | 9780833088628 |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation |
| Publication: | February 17, 2015 |
| Imprint: | RAND Corporation |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
