Atlas of the 2012 elections / / edited by J. Clark Archer [and seven others] ; cartography by J. Clark Archer

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.973/0932
• Soggetto topico: Presidents - United States - Election - 2012; Voting - United States; Political campaigns - United States; Elections - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): ArcherJ. Clark
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Atlas Of The 2012 Elections; CONTENTS; Figures and Tables; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 ELECTORAL STRUCTURES; Reapportionment; The Electoral College and the 2012 Presidential Election; Redistricting: The Process; US House Districts and the Republican "Gerrymander" of 2012; Phantom Constituents in the 2012 Election; Chapter 3 PRIMARY ELECTIONS; Overview of the Republican Primary Elections; Iowa Republican Precinct Caucuses; Florida Republican Primary Election; Ohio Republican Primary Election; Chapter 4 THE CAMPAIGN; Overview of the Campaign ; Donorsheds: Individual Contributions to Obama and RomneyCampaign Expenditures in the 2012 Election; Campaign Stops; Geographic Place Name Use in the 2012 Presidential Debates; Newspaper Endorsements; Ballot Access in the 2012 Election; Chapter 5 OUTCOMES; Results of the 2012 Presidential Election at the State and County Levels; The 2012 Presidential Election in Historical Perspective; Metropolitan Concentration of the Democratic Vote; Micropolitan County Voting; Politics in the Diversifying Suburbs; Chapter 6 REGIONS; Northeast; Appalachia; Southeast; Midwest; Great Plains; Mountain West ; Pacific RegionChapter 7 SUBGROUPS OF THE POPULATION; Vote for President and Characteristics of United States Counties; Hispanic Voting in the 2012 Presidential Election; Asian-American Voting; The Bible Belt and the 2012 Elections; Religion and the 2012 Presidential Election; Chapter 8 ISSUES AND CONGRESSIONAL VOTES; Health Care in the 2012 Elections; Foreign Policy in the 2012 Presidential Election; Environmental and Energy Ballot Measures in the 2012 Elections; Membership, Party, and Caucuses in the 113th Congress; The 2013 Farm Bill Controversy ; Other Votes in the 113th House of RepresentativesChapter 9 STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS; Persistence and Change in State and Local Elections; A Tale of Turnout: The Rise and Fall of Scott Brown in Massachusetts; 2012 Virginia Senate Election; 2012 Indiana Senate Election; 2012 Wisconsin Senate Election; 2012 North Dakota Senate Election; 2012 Montana Senate Election; Wisconsin Governor Election and Recall; Texas State Senate District 10: Wendy Davis Is Reelected; Chapter 10 REFERENDA; A Referendum on the Initiative Process? Ballot Initiative Usage and Content in the 2012 Election ; Votes on Same-Sex Marriage in Maine, Minnesota, Maryland, and WashingtonLegalization of Marijuana Use in Colorado and Washington; Votes at the Local Level: An Example from Seattle; Chapter 11 TECHNICAL ISSUES, DATA, AND MAPPING; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: <span><span>Bringing together leading political geographers and political scientists, this atlas analyzes and maps the campaigns, primaries, general election, and key state referenda in the hotly contested 2012 elections. </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>
• Titolo autorizzato: Atlas of the 2012 elections
• ISBN: 1-4422-2584-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809120403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II