The Electoral Origins of Divided Government: Competition in U.S. House Elections, 19461988

by Gary Jacobson

Book Overview

Is divided government--a Republican president and a Democratic Congress--the product of diminished competition for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives? In this groundbreaking study, Gary C. Jacobson uses a detailed analysis of the evolution of competition in postwar House elections to argue that the problems Republicans face in seeking House seats are political rather than structural. With abundant graphic illustration, he shows that divided...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036730712X
• ISBN13: 9780367307127
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.4"