LEADER 02282nam 22004093u 450 001 9910819578403321 005 20230807214122.0 010 $a0-8330-8862-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000376703 035 $a(EBL)1983598 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1983598 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000376703 100 $a20150323d2015|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aAre Changing Constituencies Driving Rising Polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives?$b[electronic resource] 210 $aSanta Monica $cRAND Corporation$d2015 215 $a1 online resource (63 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $aTitle 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 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aLegislation -- United States 606 $aLegislators -- United States 606 $aUnited States. Congress. House 615 4$aLegislation -- United States. 615 4$aLegislators -- United States. 615 4$aUnited States. Congress. House. 676 $a328.73/072 700 $aSussell$b Jesse$01152315 701 $aThomson$b James A$01697348 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819578403321 996 $aAre Changing Constituencies Driving Rising Polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives$94077985 997 $aUNINA