The changing geography of voting in the United States: 1946-1980.

R. J. Johnston

The changing geography of voting in the United States: 1946-1980.

R. J. Johnston

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Abstract

American political scientists have suggested a number of theories of electoral behaviour in the United States, several of which refer to patterns over sequences of elections. Such theories have considerable implications for studies of the geography of voting, and indeed can be falsified by aggregate (or geographical) analyses. This paper uses principal components analysis to study the geography of voting at elections for President, U.S. Senator and State Governor over the period 1946-1980 and provides strong evidence in support of the partisan realignment thesis. -Author

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	187-204
Number of pages	18
Journal	Transactions, Institute of British Geographers
Volume	7
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1982

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