Blue Metros, Red States
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Beschreibung:
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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—states that will ultimately decide who is elected president and the party that controls each chamber of Congress.
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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—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 mixeduse 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 2020elections draw near.
Contents:
Foreword
Ruy Teixeira
Preface: The Origins of Blue Metros, Red States
Robert E. Lang
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
David F. Damore, Robert E. Lang, and Karen A. Danielsen
2. Blue Horizons and Red Roadblocks
David F. Damore and Karen A. Danielsen
3. Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania and Virginia
Robert E. Lang
4. South Atlantic: Georgia and North Carolina
Robert E. Lang
5. Florida
Karen A. Danielsen
6. Midwest: Michigan and Ohio
John J. Hudak and Karen A. Danielsen
7. Upper Midwest: Minnesota and Wisconsin
William E. Brown Jr.
8. Texas
David F. Damore and Robert E. Lang
9. Mountain West: Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada
David F. Damore and Robert E. Lang
10. From Blue Metros to Blue States
David F. Damore, Robert E. Lang, and Karen A. Danielsen
Epilogue: The View from Washington
Molly E. Reynolds
Appendix
Index