How should We measure district-level public opinion on individual issues?

Journal of Politics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 203-219

  Warshaw, Christopher ^a   Rodden, Jonathan ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857163099     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611001204     Document Type: Article

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