The case of the disappearing bias: A 2014 update to the “Gerrymandering or Geography” debate

This note observes that the pro-Republican bias in the relationship between seats and votes that characterized the 2012 US congressional elections largely disappeared in the 2014 elections, where Republicans won a six-point victory in the national popular vote but only a handful of additional seats....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicholas Goedert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-12-01
Series:Research & Politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168015622474