1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910819578403321

Autore

Sussell Jesse

Titolo

Are Changing Constituencies Driving Rising Polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives? [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2015

ISBN

0-8330-8862-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (63 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThomsonJames A

Disciplina

328.73/072

Soggetti

Legislation -- United States

Legislators -- United States

United States. Congress. House

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Is Partisan Geographic Clustering of the American Electorate a Reality?; The Big Sort: Concepts and Critiques; Re-Reconsidering the Clustering Question; Chapter Three: Is Geographic Clustering of Voters Driving Rising Polarization in Congress?; Method 1: The Regression Discontinuity Model; Method 2: The Rescaling Model; Method 3: The Multistage Model; Findings; Chapter Four: Discussion and Conclusion; Appendix: Notes and Technical Methods; References

Sommario/riassunto

This report addresses two questions: first, whether the spatial distribution of the American electorate has become more geographically clustered over the last 40 years with respect to party voting and socioeconomic attributes; and second, whether this clustering process has contributed to rising polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives.