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Are changing constituencies driving rising polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives? [electronic resource] / Jesse Sussell, James A. Thompson.

Sussell, Jesse, (author.). Thomson, James A., (author.).

Summary:

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.

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  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (63 pages) : color illustrations
  • Publisher: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, ©2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Ch. 1: Introduction -- ch. 2: Is partisan geographic clustering of the American electorate a reality? -- The big sort: concepts and critiques -- Re-reconsidering the clustering question -- ch. 3: 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 -- ch. 4: Discussion and conclusion -- Appendix: Notes and technical methods.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject:
United States. Congress. House.
Legislators > United States.

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