Reconsidering explanations for regional convergence in voter registration and turnout in the United States, 1956-2000

Sociological Forum

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 755-785

  Fullerton, Andrew S ^a   Borch, Casey ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Elections; Political sociology; Regional convergence; Social change; Voter registration; Voter turnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349125803     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2008.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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