Disproportionality and bias in US Presidential Elections: How geography helped Bush defeat Gore but couldn't help Kerry beat Bush

Political Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 952-968

  Johnston, Ron ^a   Rossiter, David ^b   Pattie, Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bias; Disproportionality; Elections; US President

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27944442485     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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