A spatial model of the relationship between seats and votes

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 48, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 1409-1420

  Ansolabehere, Stephen ^a   Leblanc, William ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electoral college; Ideology; Incumbency; Redistricting; Senate

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL COLLEGE; IDEOLOGY; INCUMBENCY; NEW APPROACHES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; POLITICAL SCIENCE; REDISTRICTING; SENATE; SPATIAL MODELLING; US SENATE;

EID: 53049098003     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2008.05.028     Document Type: Article

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