Red and blue scare: The continuing diversity of the American electoral landscape

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Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Klinkner, Philip A ^a  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elections; Media; Political parties

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EID: 14844362578     PISSN: 15408884     EISSN: 15408884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1540-8884.1035     Document Type: Review

References (9)

1. Bill Bishop, "The Schism in U.S. Politics Begins at Home," Austin American-Statesman, April 4, 2004; Bill Bishop, "The Cost of Political Uniformity," Austin American Statesman, April 8, 2004; Bill Bishop, "Politics 2004: Preach to the Choir," Austin American Statesman, May 2, 2004 (http://www.statesman.com/specialreports/content/ specialreports/greatdivide/index.html).
2. Bill Bishop, "The Schism in U.S. Politics Begins at Home," Austin American-Statesman, April 4, 2004; Bill Bishop, "The Cost of Political Uniformity," Austin American Statesman, April 8, 2004; Bill Bishop, "Politics 2004: Preach to the Choir," Austin American Statesman, May 2, 2004 (http://www.statesman.com/specialreports/content/ specialreports/greatdivide/index.html).
3. Bill Bishop, "The Schism in U.S. Politics Begins at Home," Austin American-Statesman, April 4, 2004; Bill Bishop, "The Cost of Political Uniformity," Austin American Statesman, April 8, 2004; Bill Bishop, "Politics 2004: Preach to the Choir," Austin American Statesman, May 2, 2004 (http://www.statesman.com/specialreports/content/ specialreports/greatdivide/index.html).
4. David Von Drehle, "Political Split is Pervasive," Washington Post, April 25, 2004, p. A01 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/ A39044-2004Apr24.html). Also see Timoth Noah, "Mister Landslide's Neighborhood," Slate, April 7, 2004 (http://slate.msn.com/id/2098387/); Richard Louv, "The New Segregation, San Diego Union-Tribune, April 11, 2004 (http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040411/news_lzlelllouv.html);
5. David Von Drehle, "Political Split is Pervasive," Washington Post, April 25, 2004, p. A01 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/ A39044-2004Apr24.html). Also see Timoth Noah, "Mister Landslide's Neighborhood," Slate, April 7, 2004 (http://slate.msn.com/id/2098387/); Richard Louv, "The New Segregation, San Diego Union-Tribune, April 11, 2004 (http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040411/news_lzlelllouv.html);
6. David Von Drehle, "Political Split is Pervasive," Washington Post, April 25, 2004, p. A01 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/ A39044-2004Apr24.html). Also see Timoth Noah, "Mister Landslide's Neighborhood," Slate, April 7, 2004 (http://slate.msn.com/id/2098387/); Richard Louv, "The New Segregation, San Diego Union-Tribune, April 11, 2004 (http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040411/news_lzlelllouv.html);
7. Similarly, the American-Statesman erred in its claim that only 25 percent of 2000 voters lived in competitive counties (those won with a margin of 10 percent or less). Twenty-five percent of counties in 2000 were competitive, but they were home to 32 percent of the voters.
8. The data for all analyses in this paper were obtained from the following sources: 1840-1972, Jerome M. Clubb, William H. Flanigan, and Nancy H. Zingale, Electoral Data for Counties in the United States: Presidential and Congressional Races, 1840-1972 [Computer file], ICPSR Study Number 8611; 1976-1988, David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections (http://www.uselectionatlas.org/); 1992-2000, Polidata (http://www.polilidata.org/).
9. Determining the same for partisan Republican counties is more difficult since the 1996 Perot vote seemed to draw more heavily from traditional Republican areas.