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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778020203321

Autore

Teixeira Ruy <1951->

Titolo

Red, Blue, and Purple America [[electronic resource] ] : The Future of Election Demographics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : Brookings Institution Press, 2008

ISBN

1-282-13166-4

9786612131660

0-8157-0184-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Disciplina

324.60973

Soggetti

Demographic transition --United States --Political aspects

Party affiliation --United States

Voting --United States

Party affiliation - Political aspects - United States

Demographic transition - United States

Political parties - United States

Elections - United States

Voting - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Beyond Polarization?; Geography; Chapter 1: The New Suburban Politics; Chapter 2: The Big Sort; Race and Class; Chapter 3: Race, Immigration, and America's Changing Electorate; Chapter 4: The Decline of the White Working Class and the Rise of a Mass Upper-Middle Class; Family, Religion, and Generational Change; Chapter 5: Changes in Family Structure, Family Values, and Politics, 1972-2006; Chapter 6: Religion and American Politics; Chapter 7: The Aging of the Boomers and the Rise of the Millennials; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

As America rushes headlong into a dramatic campaign season, it is clear that these consequential contests-and the ones that follow-will be hugely influenced by recent changes in the nation's makeup. Red, Blue, and Purple America provides a clear and nuanced understanding



of the geographic and demographic changes that are transforming the United States and how that transformation is reshaping politics, for the 2008 elections and beyond. The invaluable result is a detailed picture of current trends as well as a clear-eyed assessment of how they will shape American politics and policy during the