Gerrymandering the States: Partisanship, Race, and the Transformation of American Federalism

by Michael Latner, Anthony J McGann McGann, Charles Anthony Smith, et al.

Book Overview

State legislatures are tasked with drawing state and federal districts and administering election law, among many other responsibilities. Yet state legislatures are themselves gerrymandered. This book examines how, why, and with what consequences, drawing on an original dataset of ninety-five state legislative maps from before and after 2011 redistricting. Identifying the institutional, political, and geographic determinants of gerrymandering, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108995454
• ISBN13: 9781108995450
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"