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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gelman, Andrew, author.

Park, David, author.

Shor, Boris, author.

Cortina, Jeronimo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race relations--History.

Race relations.

Race.

Racism--History.

Racism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

Expanded ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans watched on television as polling results divided the nation's map into red and blue states. Since then the color divide has become symbolic of a culture war that thrives on stereotypes--pickup-driving red-state Republicans who vote based on God, guns, and gays; and elitist blue-state Democrats woefully out of touch with heartland values. With wit and prodigious number crunching, Andrew Gelman debunks these and other political myths. This expanded edition includes new data and easy-to-read graphics explaining the 2008 election. Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State is a must-read for anyone seeking to make sense of today's fractured political landscape.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

PART I. The Paradox

Introduction

Rich State, Poor State

How the Talking Heads Can Be So Confused

PART II. WHAT'S GOING ON

Income and Voting over Time

Inequality and Voting

Religious Reds and Secular Blues

The United States in Comparative Perspective

PART III WHAT IT MEANS

Polarized Parties

Competing to Build a Majority Coalition

Putting It All Together

AFTERWORD. The 2008 Election

Notes and Sources

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (EBook Central, viewed April 4, 2025).

ISBN:

9781400832118

140083211X

OCLC:

609904980