Redistricting principles and incumbency protection in the U.S. Congress

Political Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 934-951

  Forgette, Richard ^a   Platt, Glenn ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b Center for Interactive Media Studies   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congress; Gerrymandering; Incumbency; Partisanship; Principles; Processes; Redistricting; Representation; Voting Rights Act

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL SYSTEM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27944473706     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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