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Blue Metros, Red States
The Shifting Urban-Rural Divide in America's Swing States
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Blue Metros, Red States
The Shifting Urban-Rural Divide in America's Swing States
About this book
Assessing where the red/blue political line lies in swing states and how it is shifting
Democratic-leaning urban areas in states that otherwise lean Republican is an increasingly important phenomenon in American politics, one that will help shape elections and policy for decades to come. Blue Metros, Red States explores this phenomenon by analyzing demographic trends, voting patterns, economic data, and social characteristics of twenty-seven major metropolitan areas in thirteen swing states that will ultimately decide who is elected president and the party that controls each chamber of Congress.
The book's key finding is a sharp split between different types of suburbs in swing states. Close-in suburbs that support denser mixed use projects and transit such as light rail mostly vote for Democrats. More distant suburbs that feature mainly large-lot, single-family detached houses and lack mass transit often vote for Republicans. The book locates the red/blue dividing line and assesses the electoral state of play in every swing state. This red/blue political line is rapidly shifting, however, as suburbs urbanize and grow more demographically diverse. Blue Metros, Red States is especially timely as the 2020 elections draw near.
Democratic-leaning urban areas in states that otherwise lean Republican is an increasingly important phenomenon in American politics, one that will help shape elections and policy for decades to come. Blue Metros, Red States explores this phenomenon by analyzing demographic trends, voting patterns, economic data, and social characteristics of twenty-seven major metropolitan areas in thirteen swing states that will ultimately decide who is elected president and the party that controls each chamber of Congress.
The book's key finding is a sharp split between different types of suburbs in swing states. Close-in suburbs that support denser mixed use projects and transit such as light rail mostly vote for Democrats. More distant suburbs that feature mainly large-lot, single-family detached houses and lack mass transit often vote for Republicans. The book locates the red/blue dividing line and assesses the electoral state of play in every swing state. This red/blue political line is rapidly shifting, however, as suburbs urbanize and grow more demographically diverse. Blue Metros, Red States is especially timely as the 2020 elections draw near.
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Yes, you can access Blue Metros, Red States by David F. Damore,Robert E. Lang,Karen A. Danielsen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Democracy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface: The Origins of Blue Metros, Red States
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Blue Horizons and Red Roadblocks
- 3. Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania and Virginia
- 4. South Atlantic: Georgia and North Carolina
- 5. Florida
- 6. Midwest: Michigan and Ohio
- 7. Upper Midwest: Minnesota and Wisconsin
- 8. Texas
- 9. Mountain West: Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada
- 10. From Blue Metros to Blue States
- Epilogue: The View from Washington
- Appendix
- Index