Are changing constituencies driving rising polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives?

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

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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Main Authors: Sussell, Jesse (Author), Thomson, James A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, ©2015.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress. > House.
United States. > Congress. > House
Legislators > United States.
members of Congress.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Legislators
United States
Online Access:Click for online access
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (63 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833088642
0833088645
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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