In this Book
- Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do - Expanded Edition
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Princeton University Press
summary
On the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans watched on television as polling results divided the nation's map into red and blue states. Since then the color divide has become symbolic of a culture war that thrives on stereotypes--pickup-driving red-state Republicans who vote based on God, guns, and gays; and elitist blue-state Democrats woefully out of touch with heartland values. With wit and prodigious number crunching, Andrew Gelman debunks these and other political myths.
This expanded edition includes new data and easy-to-read graphics explaining the 2008 election. Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State is a must-read for anyone seeking to make sense of today's fractured political landscape.
Table of Contents
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- Part I: The Paradox
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 3-7
- 2. Rich State, Poor State
- pp. 8-23
- Part II: What’s Going On
- 4. Income and Voting over Time
- pp. 43-57
- 5. Inequality and Voting
- pp. 58-75
- 6. Religious Reds and Secular Blues
- pp. 76-93
- Part III: What It Means
- 8. Polarized Parties
- pp. 111-136
- 9. Competing to Build a Majority Coalition
- pp. 137-164
- 10. Putting It All Together
- pp. 165-178
- Afterword: The 2008 election
- pp. 179-196
- Notes and Sources
- pp. 197-240
Additional Information
ISBN
9781400832118
Related ISBN(s)
9780691143934
MARC Record
OCLC
335214736
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No