Red state, blue state, rich state, poor state : why Americans vote the way they do /

Gelman, Andrew

Red state, blue state, rich state, poor state : why Americans vote the way they do / Andrew Gelman ... [and four others]. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2008. - 233 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-218) and index.

Introduction -- Rich state, poor state -- How the talking heads can be so confused -- Income and voting over time -- Inequality and voting -- Religious reds and secular blues -- The United States in comparative perspective -- Polarized parties -- Competing to build a majority coalition -- Putting it all together.

Discusses a variety of myths about voting trends in the U.S. to reveal how economic status of individuals run counter to the economic condition of that individual's state, with empirical research focusing on the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections.

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Elections--United States.
Elections--United States.
Political parties
Political parties--United States.
Politics, Practical--United States.
Presidents
Presidents--United States.
United States

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