Using presidential election returns to measure constituency ideology: A research note

American Politics Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-18

  Leogrande, William M ^a,c   Jeydel, Alana S ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039308641     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X9702500101     Document Type: Article

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