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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823662603321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-280-12772-4

9786613531605

0-8157-2287-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TeixeiraRuy <1951->

Disciplina

324.978093

Soggetti

Party affiliation - Rocky Mountains Region

Demography - Political aspects - Rocky Mountains Region

Population geography - Political aspects - Rocky Mountains Region

Apportionment (Election law) - Rocky Mountains Region

Rocky Mountains Region Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.