02314nam 22004213u 450 991046016030332120210113194042.00-8330-8862-9(CKB)3710000000376703(EBL)1983598(MiAaPQ)EBC1983598(EXLCZ)99371000000037670320150323d2015|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Are Changing Constituencies Driving Rising Polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives?[electronic resource]Santa Monica RAND Corporation20151 online resource (63 p.)Description based upon print version of record.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; ReferencesThis 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.Legislation -- United StatesLegislators -- United StatesUnited States. Congress. HouseElectronic books.Legislation -- United States.Legislators -- United States.United States. Congress. House.328.73/072Sussell Jesse893178Thomson James A893179AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910460160303321Are Changing Constituencies Driving Rising Polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives1994924UNINA