Anomalies in red and blue: Exceptionalism in American electoral geography

Political Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 525-553

  Morrill, Richard ^a   Knopp, Larry ^b   Brown, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

2004 Election; Geographic anomalies; Presidential elections; Red and Blue America

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL DISCOURSE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250016338     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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