The political battle over congressional redistricting / edited by William J. Miller and Jeremy D. Walling.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miller, William J., 1984-

Walling, Jeremy D., 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress. House--Election districts.

United States. Congress. House.

Election districts--United States.

Election districts.

Apportionment (Election law).

History.

United States.

Apportionment (Election law)--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xviii, 442 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]

Contents:

1 Tom and "Gerry"? The Cat and Mouse Game of Congressional Redistricting / William J. Miller Miller, William J. 1

2 Utah: Pizza Slices, Doughnut Holes, and One-Party Dominance / Adam R. Brown Brown, Adam R. 17

3 Incumbency, Influence, and Race: Redistricting, South Carolina Style / Christopher N. Lawrence Lawrence, Christopher N., Scott H. Huffmon Huffmon, Scott H. 43

4 Swimming against the Tide: Partisan Gridlock and the 2011 Nevada Redistricting / David F. Damore Damore, David F. 67

5 Redistricting the Peach State / Charles S. Bullock III Bullock, Charles S. III 87

6 "Fair" Districts in Florida: New Congressional Seats, New Constitutional Standards, Same Old Republican Advantage? / Aubrey Jewett Jewett, Aubrey 111

7 Congressional Redistricting in Louisiana: Region, Race, Party, and Incumbents / Pearson Cross Cross, Pearson 137

8 Redistricting in Massachusetts / Shannon Jenkins Jenkins, Shannon, Samantha Pettey Pettey, Samantha 165

9 Michigan: Republican Domination during a Population Exodus / Michael K. Romano Romano, Michael K., Todd A. Curry Curry, Todd A., John A. Clark Clark, John A. 187

10 Redistricting in Arizona: An Independent Process Challenged by Partisan Politics / Frederic I. Solop Solop, Frederic I., Ajang A. Salkhi Salkhi, Ajang A. 205

11 Carving Lines in the Cascades: Redistricting Washington / Kevin Pirch Pirch, Kevin 235

12 Missouri: Show Me ... Again and Again! / Rickert Althaus Althaus, Rickert, Jeremy D. Walling Walling, Jeremy D., William J. Miller Miller, William J. 251

13 Congressional Redistricting in New Jersey / Brigid Callahan Harrison Harrison, Brigid Callahan 269

14 Lone Star Lines: The Battle over Redistricting in Texas / Jason P. Casellas Casellas, Jason P., Alvaro Jose Corral Corral, Alvaro Jose 287

15 Redistricting Congressional Districts in Ohio: An Example of a Partisan Process with Long-Lasting Consequences / Mark Sailing Sailing, Mark 303

16 Raw Political Power, Gerrymandering, and the Illusion of Fairness: The Pennsylvania Redistricting Process, 2001 and 2011 / Harry C. "Neil" Strine IV Strine, Harry C. "Neil" IV 327

17 Redistricting in Iowa 2011 / Timothy M. Hagle Hagle, Timothy M. 349

18 Drawing Congressional Districts in Illinois: Always Political, Not Always Partisan / Kent Redfield Redfield, Kent 369

19 New York Redistricting in Action: Legislative Inaction and Judicial Enaction / Russell C. Weaver Weaver, Russell C., Joshua J. Dyck Dyck, Joshua J. 395

20 Why Redistricting Matters: Political Decisions and Policy Impacts / William J. Miller Miller, William J. 423.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739169834

0739169831

OCLC:

829988728