03160nam 2200649 a 450 991077903770332120240208011426.01-280-12772-497866135316050-8157-2287-7(CKB)2550000000098098(EBL)951308(OCoLC)824114580(SSID)ssj0000621380(PQKBManifestationID)11429394(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000621380(PQKBWorkID)10616758(PQKB)10288972(MiAaPQ)EBC951308(OCoLC)781542957(MdBmJHUP)muse35075(Au-PeEL)EBL951308(CaPaEBR)ebr10540439(CaONFJC)MIL353160(EXLCZ)99255000000009809820120106d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerica's new swing region[electronic resource] changing politics and demographics in the Mountain West /Ruy Teixeira, editorWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Press20121 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-2286-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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.Party affiliationRocky Mountains RegionDemographyPolitical aspectsRocky Mountains RegionPopulation geographyPolitical aspectsRocky Mountains RegionApportionment (Election law)Rocky Mountains RegionRocky Mountains RegionPolitics and governmentParty affiliationDemographyPolitical aspectsPopulation geographyPolitical aspectsApportionment (Election law)324.978093Teixeira Ruy1951-1588759MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779037703321America's new swing region3882840UNINA