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Altered states : changing populations, changing parties, and the transformation of the American political landscape / Thomas M. Holbrook.
LIBRA JK1726 .H648 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holbrook, Thomas M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political culture--United States--States.
- Political culture.
- Demography--Political aspects--United States--States.
- Demography.
- Party affiliation--United States--States.
- Party affiliation.
- Voting--United States--States.
- Voting.
- Elections--United States--States.
- Elections.
- Presidents--United States--Election.
- Presidents.
- Demography--Political aspects.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- The political landscape of U.S. presidential elections has undergone a profound transformation over the past four decades: a number of formerly competitive states now clearly favor either Democratic Or Republican candidates; a number of states that used to favor one party are now battleground states; other states have intensified their attachment to the Democratic or Republican party; and a handful of states have hardly changed at all. Some of these changes have been offering, but the net effects favor Democratic Party interests. Moving beyond simple notions of red states and blue states, this book provides an important analysis of changes in state political tendencies over time. Altered States offers a systematic accounting of this transformation, pointing to shifting demographics as the key to understanding political change. It explores the connections between changes in state demographics and changes in party support, time. It also looks at the way in which elite partisan polarization has strengthened the relationship between demographic characteristics and party support in the states. Altered States is a fascinating and sweeping picture of the forces that create political change in the United States. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- The changing political landscape
- How does political change occur?
- Population migration and political change
- Compositional change and electoral change
- Changing political context and changing state outcomes
- Demographic and political change.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Holbrook, Thomas M., author. Altered states
- ISBN:
- 9780190269128
- 019026912X
- 9780190269135
- 0190269138
- OCLC:
- 938703094
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