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Who Votes Now?: Demographics, Issues, Inequality, and Turnout in the United States
Jan E. Leighley
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Paperback. Compares the demographic characteristics and political views of voters and nonvoters in American presidential elections since 1972 and examines how electoral reforms and the choices offered by candidates influence voter turnout. Num Pages: 232 pages, 44 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Who Votes Now? compares the demographic characteristics and political views of voters and nonvoters in American presidential elections since 1972 and examines how electoral reforms and the choices offered by candidates influence voter turnout. Drawing on a wealth of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey and the American National Election Studies, Jan Leighley and Jonathan Nagler demonstrate that the rich have consistently voted more than the poor for the past four decades, and that voters are substantially more conservative in their economic views than nonvoters. They find that women are now more likely to vote than men, ... Read more
Who Votes Now? compares the demographic characteristics and political views of voters and nonvoters in American presidential elections since 1972 and examines how electoral reforms and the choices offered by candidates influence voter turnout. Drawing on a wealth of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey and the American National Election Studies, Jan Leighley and Jonathan Nagler demonstrate that the rich have consistently voted more than the poor for the past four decades, and that voters are substantially more conservative in their economic views than nonvoters. They find that women are now more likely to vote than men, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
371g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691159355
SKU
V9780691159355
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About Jan E. Leighley
Jan E. Leighley is professor of political science at American University. She is the author of Strength in Numbers?: The Political Mobilization of Racial and Ethnic Minorities (Princeton) and Mass Media and Politics: A Social Science Perspective. Jonathan Nagler is professor of politics at New York University. He is an inaugural fellow of the Society for Political Methodology.
Reviews for Who Votes Now?: Demographics, Issues, Inequality, and Turnout in the United States
"Who Votes Now? provides a fresh and valuable look at questions basic to the functioning of a democratic society."
Dan Balz, Washington Post "Who Votes Now? is a must-read for students of voting behaviour."
Steffen Zittlau, Political Studies Review
Dan Balz, Washington Post "Who Votes Now? is a must-read for students of voting behaviour."
Steffen Zittlau, Political Studies Review