Michael McDonald: “You know who won the 2012 presidential election. What you may not know is which candidate did best among the different ways that people vote.”
Kareem Crayton has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This article addresses the multiple functions of racially polarized voting (RPV) studies, an essential element of voting rights enforcement. This type of social science analysis figures into the… Continue reading
NYT: “It may seem early to be thinking about the redistribution of House seats that will take place after the Census in 2020, but one state, Rhode Island, is being forced to because its population is declining.”
Vivian Hamilton: “In upcoming posts, I will explore ideals of the citizen-voter from classic democratic theory, argue for a conception of electoral competence, and examine research from several disciplines within the developmental sciences exploring the connection between age range… Continue reading
NPR:
African-Americans voted this year at a higher rate than other minorities and may have topped the rate for whites for the first time, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.
Blacks make up 12 percent… Continue reading
Updated (and to be updated again) paper by Herron and Smith. Abstract:
In this paper we examine early voting patterns in the days preceding the 2012 General Election. Drawing on the Florida statewide voter registration database (as of October… Continue reading