America's new swing region : changing politics and demographics in the Mountain West / Ruy Teixeira, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Teixeira, Ruy, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Party affiliation--Rocky Mountains Region.

Party affiliation.

Demography--Political aspects--Rocky Mountains Region.

Demography.

Population geography--Political aspects--Rocky Mountains Region.

Population geography.

Apportionment (Election law)--Rocky Mountains Region.

Apportionment (Election law).

Rocky Mountains Region--Politics and government.

Rocky Mountains Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Analyzes effects of the increase in minorities, younger residents, educational levels, and urbanization on the traditionally Republican politics of six states in the Mountain West, comparing changes in voting patterns from 1988 to 2008. Discusses possible ramifications of those changes and the 2010 mid-term elections on the 2012 presidential election"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: America's new swing region / Ruy Teixeira

America's new swing region: the political demography and geography of the Mountain West / William H. Frey and Ruy Teixeira

Metropolitan voting patterns in the Mountain West: the new and old political heartlands / Robert E. Lang and Thomas W. Sanchez

Hispanics, race, and the changing political landscape of the United States and Mountain West / William H. Frey

The political attitudes of the millennial generation in the Mountain West / Scott Keeter

The intermountain West today / Karlyn Bowman and Ruy Teixeira

Reapportionment and redistricting in the Mountain West / David F. Damore.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613531605

9781280127724

1280127724

9780815722878

0815722877

OCLC:

824114580